Are We Spiritual Machine Summary

It is rational to believe that technology will continue to advance in the following years and decades. Especially with the rapid growth and development society saw over the past 30 years. The fact that such a titanic computer like the ENIAC or the Colossus weighing over 30 tons has developed into laptops that can weigh as little as 3 pounds like the new MacBook Pro is astonishing. It is impressive the way that technology evolves and to predict the future of it is near impossible because of the industry-changing, breakthrough technologies that seem to be discovered every year.

Let’s take a step back and affirm that we are living in the era of fourth industrial revolution. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Advanced Analytics, Blockchains, etc are taking us to places which only existed in sci-fi. Now, let us ask ourselves a question as inventors of ever-evolving

Who ever thought that a man who came from humble beginnings could end up one of the most important people in the field of technology? Well, in fact, it has been done. A man by the name of Ray Kurzweil has rose up through the ranks and has become of the most influential and important people in the field of technology. Ray started out as any normal child did, and now sits at a staggering 27 million dollars net worth in U.S. currency. He has wrote accurate predictions about future technology, created inventions that are major breakthroughs in the medical field, and so much more. These are just a few of why he has become a major influence and role model not to just myself, but millions of people around the world.

If we are bound to progress as Burk said, then what’s next? There are many new technologies on the horizon, some may change the world while others fade into obscurity. There is one technology that I believe stands out in its effect on the world, in ways that we can’t predict, and I believe that it is coming soon.

The thought of humans not being alone in the universe has been a fixture in the scientific community for a long time. However, it hasn’t been truly considered as a viable possibility until recently. Although it is easy to dismiss as science fiction fantasy, the belief in other intelligent beings in the universe has become a mainstream opinion in the scientific community.

Interviewing Pastor Hester and volunteering with Spiritual Minds provided me with a different lens as I look at the importance of advocacy, education, and prevention. First, after talking with members and seeing what Spiritual Minds provides as an organization, I was struck by the value of having an organized effort in bringing people together and creatively seeking solutions for community-wide issues. Spiritual Minds is making concerted efforts to make a difference, and I believe organizations such as this provide an effective therapist a valued partner in providing advocacy, education, and prevention. Meaning, I believe these three are important in the counseling session, but I also believe they must be accessible outside of a therapeutic

Yet already, the shadow of stranger technologies not seen in science fiction are being discussed. Gamers, scientists, doctors and inventors are each adding to a vision of the future which proposes artificial intelligence to assist

The next 20 years are going to make this last 20 years look plain and meaningless. Mr. Kelly believes that the next 20 years in technology will be much more advanced, and radical. He believes that our technology advances will make the previous 20 years look “plain” in comparison. Our society changes to adopt new technology into our daily lives. Moore’s law says that technology will produce a more user-friendly world. In 10 to 20 years we will look back on our lives

One of humanity’s defining sentiments is a belief that our species is the culmination of millions of years of universe expansion and evolution, the epitome of intelligent life. As we begin to explore our own galaxy, how would humanity react if our findings were to indicate something to the contrary? In his stories “The Sentinel” (1951) and “Crusade” (1968), Arthur C. Clarke shares his viewpoint on this issue. Clarke illustrates his belief that when extraterrestrial intelligence is discovered, it will occur outside of the so-called ‘circumstellar habitable zone,’ that this discovery will forever change humanity’s view of our place in the universe, and that extraterrestrial intelligence will

Technology is a product which is born out of our inherent curiosity as a species. As humans, we stand constantly surrounded by these great pillars of discovery for which we alone are responsible. Consequently, we are also in constant danger that that which we have discovered may also topple upon us being responsible for our own downfall. Just like in the natural world, where Darwin's law of survival of the fittest reigns supreme, so too is it with our intellectual discoveries, which are quite possibly our crowning achievements. As humanity moves forward into the 21st century at a blistering pace it is making advancements and thereby decisions of a scope to which it does not truly understand. Moreover, as the scale of what is thought to be possible

Breakthroughs in fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles, the Internet of Things, nanotechnologies, 3-D printing, biotechnology, quantum computing, energy production and materials science are all within the range of near-term reality. The speed of this revolution is evolving at an exponential rather than a linear pace. It is a revolution that already is disrupting almost every industry and societal institution in every country. Imagine that whatever can be imagined, probably will be a reality.

Moore's Law originated from Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel implies that the processing power of silicon chips would double by every eighteen months (Moore, 1997).

Will nanotechnology be the next big thing, or is it a risky chance we might lose control of our technologies? For many years, world renowned leaders in technology, Ray Kurzweil and Bill Joy, have disputed over the concept of nanotechnology and the influence of computers on the human body. Imagine a world of robots, a world many have encountered in films and other creative works. Now put yourself into a perspective that you become one of the robots. What would things be like? How might the world turn? This is what could happen if things continue along the historical exponential line of technological growth. A distinguishing line must be created to separate the ethical from the unethical applications of the soon to come self-replicating technologies.

According to Kuniavsky (2010), the “middle of Moore’s” law has allowed for new technology to become much more powerful, while older technology gets cheaper without losing any power. Gordon Moore, founder of Intel Corporation, developed Moore’s Law which states that every two years processors transistor densities will double. Moore stated in this in his 1965 analysis, that the pragmatic model of factors affecting profitability in semiconductor manufacturing. He concluded that by “1975 economics may dictate squeezing as many as 65,000 components on a single silicon chip” which provided the knowledge and ability to become a contender in the semiconductor market.

For example, there is less mass in the Universe than predicted. While some have confidently expected that the ‘missing mass’ would be located, it has yet to be found. Could the next few years throw up a completely new theory of how the Universe started? Robotics and artificial intelligence, commonly known as AI, are two related fields of research which promise much. One of the best known schemes is the Cog Project – a humanoid robot that can act, talk and even look like a person. Hans Moravec, an AI pioneer, believes that by 2030 robots will be able to visualise tasks and assess the consequences of their actions. By 2040 robots should be able to reason at least as efficiently as people. Moravec even envisages a world where robots will display ‘superhuman reasoning’. By 2050, emotions will be commonplace because they will help machines to bond with their human masters. All this, however, raises an intriguing question: will robots be so similar to us that they, too, will start wondering where they came from? As well as showing awareness of the world, will they be aware of themselves? In other words, will they be self-conscious? By the middle of the next century, we may even begin to wonder whether such advanced robots, with their enormous mental capacities and physical strength, pose a threat to their human inventors. The cyborg – the fusion of man and machine – is another plausible prospect in our lifetime. Doctors have already devised silicon chips