Blog Post #10

 The "In The Age of AI" video was really frightening to me. the opening of the video when the man was playing a game against the AI and the AI won 4/5 games... a chill was sent throughout my body. i shiver at the though of a computer intelligence learning and teaching itself to function and "think" the way human brains do. there was a moment when the AI generated a move no human had ever considered making before was bizarre to think about. i personally see no need for us to delve into this dangerous realm of AI. it is a realm i would prefer be a stone the world leaves unturned. it seems like such a slippery slope to go down. it makes me fear for my children and all future generations who may have to face the consequences of this generations greed with technology.

theres another moment that stuck out to me immensely. one woman spoke about how were not just searching google, but that google is searching us. videos and articles about this topic make me want to honestly throw my whole entire phone away and hide in my house forever. the fact that out technology tracks us the way it does is so wildly frightening it almost paralyzes me when i think about it. 

i took a class last year where we had watched a video about an AI system used in a retail store. this system was in the store cameras and it would estimate your age, note your gender, and track how long you looked at certain products. this told the store about its most popular selling items, etc. the video then went into talking about cookies. another paralyzing topic for someone who is as worrisome as myself.

something that was beyond frustrating for me was the topic of women's menstrual cycles information being bought from companies for "behavioral prediction." it's unnecessary, repulsive, and invasive. its private health information tech companies have no business meddling in, and frankly i find it a little offensive they're using it for "behavioral predictions." it reminds me of an episode of my favorite show where they made a crude joke that the men in the government knew of all the women's menstrual cycles who worked there. its disgusting to think tech companies are now actually doing something similar.

personally, i want absolutely nothing to do with "the age of AI." like i mentioned before, it's a dangerous slippery slope we are headed down due to greed. it's creating a world i am frightened to bring children into.