Humans exist to succeed, that's why we are here today, as the dominant species on Earth. But to get where we are now, our ancestors have taken many learning processes that have had major influences. Technology is proof of our evolutionary existence. Humans have developed this over many years. It really is evolutionary not revolutionary. From our ancestors to now, we have learned and shared our knowledge throughout generations. This has given rise to new ideas and thought processes. So it was only a matter of time before humans came up with the concept of advancing with technology.
Using technology in education is now modern learning and teaching. We are surrounded by it everywhere in day to day life. It’s going to be interesting to see where technology will be taken in the future. Plus, how learning and teaching will evolve with it. Will it become all automated or will it go back slightly traditional?
It’s funny that technology is our greatest invention and I think it will be our greatest killer, a killer both socially and in our work; jobs and careers. It seems to be replacing naturally given in-person communication, interactions and doing physical jobs. While this is good for some educational and work situations (which is what it should be used for, not a replacement), it does have a major impact on social and communication skills. Or, will humans evolve alongside technology and our natural in-person social and communications will become secondary? I think it has been proven to be happening now. Technology needs to be used smartly and wisely. I once said:
- Loud and clear, the message is - technology does assist learning and living.
- We as individuals (YOU) need to decide when to switch off technology and spend quality time with family, friends and the natural world.
- Technology is not the enemy. But it is here to stay. So we need to manage ourselves better with it.
I love using technology, but it does come with some consequences. I think humans will come full circle at some point. A benefit to Earth or not, it will be decided by the laws of nature as it always is. As I've said many times, the end of world is humans imploding on themselves not just a dying planet.
EDIT: a new related blog post 'How is learning technology evolving?'.
Conversation via post on LinkedIn:
Mark Beetlestone - "It's an incredible tool, no doubt, but the social implications are huge I feel. Tech evolution is more rapid than the ability for humans to understand the true impact it can have on us."Me - "Well put Mark! I'm not against it, I can just see the enthusiasm biting some people back once senior employers catch on that their employees/roles can be replaced by such technology. Or will their roles adapt to work alongside it?"Mark Beetlestone - "I think people in senior roles who progressed through the ranks will be reluctant to change the status quo - and probably rightfully so!I always try to put myself in the shoes of someone who was working during the time that spreadsheet software became a thing - the people who embraced them became presumably more productive, those people didn't just not have jobs any more they just needed to learn how to integrate the tech into their working lives."Me - "I know and see what you mean. Time will tell, still early days. There's always the risk of such things getting in the wrong rich hands with dark minds. As always, there should be an appropriate balance of humanness and technology. I'm coming from the angle that some people enjoy the planning and true graft. But that could potentially be a thing of the past for some tasks. Even if it is optional, those that don't embrace such rapidly generated outputs may be penalised. Well see, it's exciting but also concerning. We'll not be far from such news titles as the 'first movie screenplay to have been written by AI'."Mark Beetlestone - "agree with what you are thinking - it's a huge ethical issue for sure. Think the truth is that these AI applications have been around for ages, but behind closed doors. The recent ones we are seeing which are cheap/free to use/accessible to the public is just giving us a peek behind the magicians curtain."Me - "Oh yeh, they've been there a long while iterating with various algorithms. Like you say it's now public - genie out of the bottle in some cases."
Post shared by Clare Chambers - "Second all that, Daniel Scott-Purdy 👏 💻📱".
Post reflection, off chat.
All technology companies, and especially those that create Artificial Intelligence, need to make people award of not only what it can do, but making aware of how the outputs can influence people inaccurately. Take the recent Lady Gaga Harley Quinn AI 'photo shoot', journalists and media believed and was quick to report it was real. It later tuned out it wasn't genuine, and closer inspection you can tell it was warped on some areas. To me though, it wasn't reported widely it was AI generated. Imagine the political landscape on this technology and the propaganda to come. Just because we can do 'all these things with technology' doesn't mean we should...
All technology companies, and especially those that create Artificial Intelligence, need to make people award of not only what it can do, but making aware of how the outputs can influence people inaccurately. Take the recent Lady Gaga Harley Quinn AI 'photo shoot', journalists and media believed and was quick to report it was real. It later tuned out it wasn't genuine, and closer inspection you can tell it was warped on some areas. To me though, it wasn't reported widely it was AI generated. Imagine the political landscape on this technology and the propaganda to come. Just because we can do 'all these things with technology' doesn't mean we should...
Does AI technologies like ChatGPT actually think, or is it just repurposing input from humans? I.e. just repeating the same things inputted but churned out in different ways? If it is all based an algorithms, does it know when to stop?
