Technology-JJ

Social media is something that plays a big role in my current everyday life. It's how I communicate with friends, see news and is just something I use a lot. After watching a TED talk on why we should quit social media, I didn't exactly agree with what Newport was saying. According to Cal Newport,(an assistant professor in computer science at Georgetown University) social media is, "not a fundamental technology, it's just a source of entertainment." I disagree with what he has to say here because it isn't "just" a source of entertainment. Sure, entertainment is a very big part of social media. But my main news source is social media. I talk to friends over social media when I'm not actually with them in person. I make plans, and know where I need to be at what time because of social media. Social media has helped me in so many ways.                                          ...

Killer robots isn't something I have really worried about or even thought about in the past. Now that it has drawn my attention, I think that we should think more about these autonomous weapons.  After doing some more research on killer robots, I was able to get a better understanding of what they really are. According to Human Rights Watch , many countries including the United States, United Kingdom, China and South Korea are making and using "killer robots." Armed drones being the main form of these weapons are being used in warfare. Could these lethal technological killers lead to something terrible beyond our control? According to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, these robots are, "morally repugnant and politically unacceptable." More countries are noticing this issue and speaking on it in order to make change. A non-governmental group known as The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots , is also acting upon this as an issue that needs to be dealt with. ...