We are living in the era of tremendous change.
Technology seems to be out of control, artificial intelligence, internet of
everything, big data mining, everything runs too fast to understand in every
possible direction. Charlie chaplin's movies “Modern times” and “The Great
dictator” as well as George Orwell’s
prophetic books such as “1984”, have already become a reality. Today,
the new generations who are born and live in the 4th industrial
revolution era, cannot understand a life without smartphones and surrounded by
social media.
Stephen Hawking, even months before his death, has warn us about artificial intelligence and climate change impacts. Now, the vast majority of the scientific community supports the opinion that the climate is changing due to anthropogenic causes. Policy makers, scientists, governments, institutions are all working tight in order to fight climate change and prepare humanity for its impacts by providing directions for sustainable development, scientific documents and relative legislative frameworks. The global population is growing fast, this is a fact. On the other hand, the earth’s carrying capacity is scarce, and the only realistic way to extend our sustainable existence on this planet seems to be through science, innovation and technology.
The “Black mirror” is one of the few well viewed recent TV shows that actually showing some futuristic and up-to-date technological and environmental concerns. The “5 million merits” episode is a good example of this “new reality”; We are prisoners in a system that wants us to be workers 6 days per week and earn digital money in order to feed the system back by buying and consuming things that we don’t actually need. This system is so tight that noone can escape from it. Other episodes are highlighting upcoming impacts of technology and ICT ie. AI, IoE, social media, Big Data etc. The truth is that it is impossible to predict the future. We are only going where we looking at, therefore it is very important to have an overall approach of our reality and a well-grounded philosophical baseline.
Why is Stephen Hawkins's opinion important? Well, except from his academic excellence and significant personality, he has the needed perception of time. His ability to “see” humanity as a total, that only exists for a few minutes, if not seconds, compared with the age of the earth. We have managed to turn our home to our potential killer, only in a couple of seconds, and now we have to leave this planet ASAP!
Stephen Hawking, even months before his death, has warn us about artificial intelligence and climate change impacts. Now, the vast majority of the scientific community supports the opinion that the climate is changing due to anthropogenic causes. Policy makers, scientists, governments, institutions are all working tight in order to fight climate change and prepare humanity for its impacts by providing directions for sustainable development, scientific documents and relative legislative frameworks. The global population is growing fast, this is a fact. On the other hand, the earth’s carrying capacity is scarce, and the only realistic way to extend our sustainable existence on this planet seems to be through science, innovation and technology.
The “Black mirror” is one of the few well viewed recent TV shows that actually showing some futuristic and up-to-date technological and environmental concerns. The “5 million merits” episode is a good example of this “new reality”; We are prisoners in a system that wants us to be workers 6 days per week and earn digital money in order to feed the system back by buying and consuming things that we don’t actually need. This system is so tight that noone can escape from it. Other episodes are highlighting upcoming impacts of technology and ICT ie. AI, IoE, social media, Big Data etc. The truth is that it is impossible to predict the future. We are only going where we looking at, therefore it is very important to have an overall approach of our reality and a well-grounded philosophical baseline.
Why is Stephen Hawkins's opinion important? Well, except from his academic excellence and significant personality, he has the needed perception of time. His ability to “see” humanity as a total, that only exists for a few minutes, if not seconds, compared with the age of the earth. We have managed to turn our home to our potential killer, only in a couple of seconds, and now we have to leave this planet ASAP!
On the contrary, there is always
hope as it is appearing in Banksy’s art. We can fight back this system through
better choices. The off-line way of living, the increase of decentralization,
the strengthens of open source communities, the promotion of good usage of
technology for democratic purposes, the rise of prosumers, the new cheaper
renewables etc are only some of the good examples that may be able to revert
the current declining trend.
The tool can be used as a weapon. This is why
it is so important, and more than ever, science to be focused on
sustainability, democracy end ethical development. The risks for our rapid
extinction are critical. There are some doors that if to be opened, we can
never look back. We have to think carefully which is the future we want to
have, we need and we deserve. The placebo of happiness in the lie we live in,
is now on jah’s microscope.
Many more to come in 2019!
Stay tuned,
Joy And Happiness
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