Does "Artificial Intelligence" just scare you to death? When it comes to Siri and Alexis I feel they are not my friends. Smart Phones, Smart Appliances and now Driver-less Smart cars KNOW WAY TOO MUCH about me! A recent murder case was solved when the Convicted Murder's Echo was brought into the courtroom and it was discovered it had "Stored" all the conversations and ambient sounds in the room for the previous two years! The act of him killing his wife was captured on his Echo and ended up sending him to the big house.
Now I don't plan on murdering my wife but it bothers me that Bog Brother is always listening and stores my conversation on some big government computer.
Paranoid? Not Me, but there is software priced at Under $100 that allows you to access and Turn On ANYONE'S Webcam , Echo or other device WITHOUT them knowing.
So think about that webcam attached to your computer in your bedroom and what people could see if they could watch without your knowing 24 hours a day? No, I have not purchased this software, YET! lol
And Smart TV's with voice control or Game Boxes that follow your movements when you play? Yep, they can see and hear you!
The Other thing that troubles me are those "Driverless Cars".
Once the ride starts the doors are automatically locked. What if it malfunctioned and decided to drive you off a cliff? Or worse yet, what if a foreign power decided to take control of our electronics? Our next war could start with superpowers taking control of our Power Grids, Our ATM's and Banks, Our Water System. Do not think that All The Superpowers, including the United States, do not have the technology and plans in place to make this happen.
Big Brother is here!
George Orwell was a man wise beyond his years.
Speaking of things in 1960 that you never dreamed would ever exist.
Who even thinks of having to get up out of your Easy Chair to Change Television Channels?
Hello? Hello? Do you hear me now? According to recent statistics from the major phone companies, over 35% of Americans do not even have a Home Land Line.
Back in 1960 if you needed to research something, you were off to your Public Library. And you would find what you were looking for in the Card Catalog.
It could take you HOURS to find the information you were looking to find. Now just a few Clicks on your Cell Phone or Home Computer and your on The World Wide Web and have your information in just seconds.
Thanks Al Gore. lol!
And it was not that long ago that if you were going on a trip you used one of these.
Now you will find these formally Free Gas Station Maps in most Antique Shops here
Now most cars have this Standard Global Positioning device
And like your Spouse will give you Verbal Directions. The only difference is the GPS will give you the CORRECT Directions!
Back in 1980 Microsoft Inventor Bill Gates said
" One day I can vision a computer on every desk in every home in America running Microsoft ". People thought he was CRAZY. In 1990 the "Average" price of a top of the line PC at places like Best Buy or Circuit City was $2500!
Do I need to tell you that your "Smart Phone" or "IPad" has over 1000 Times the speed and is priced under $150?
Had you purchased 100 shares of Microsoft at the Opening Offer Price of $17 a share, or about $1700, just 31 years ago, today you would have roughly $750,000. The stock has Split and Doubled over Nine Times.
And you wonder why Bill Gates is one of the richest men in the world?
Many experts say the "Next Big Thing" will be advances in Artificial Intelligence. But at what price to our privacy?
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