I really enjoyed this week’s readings, especially his response to people’s response as it was quite entertaining to read.
Firstly, I did find myself agreeing with the initial arguments. I personally think it’s sad to see technology taking over everything. For instance, in the video, the person’s glasses translates the announcements. While, of course, this is convenient, I think it takes away from the normal human experience of asking someone for directions, and struggling to understand one another, but still find that human bond. This might be a bit nit-picky, but I feel like if humans have lived till now without all this technology, then maybe not everything needs to be changed.
Another thing that I thought of, that can kind of be used for both sides of the arguments, is disability and accessibility. Blind and deaf people heavily rely on their sense of touch to do most everyday tasks, for example, when pouring water they can feel when the cup is getting lighter. However, on a similar note, technological advancements have also been essential for other disabilities, for instance, someone with limited hand dexterity can find it easier to user their voice to do some tasks, rather than using a keyboard or a screen. This isn’t an argument that the author brought up, however, it’s something that immediately came to mind for me and I was surprised it didn’t come up.
Overall, despite literally being a Computer Science major who’s whole career path is probably going to be linked to technological advancements and AI taking over the world, I still really feel like it’s important to take a step back and observe whether something really needs to be digitalized and technologized and AI-fied. I might have strayed away from the topic of the reading, but I feel it all is strongly linked.