The Evolution of Technology
We are living in a world of technology and it is everywhere around us! Just about everyone has a mini computer in their pocket. The advances of technology in the medical and biological fields is astounding! One of the most fascinating things I learned about this course was what an impact technology has made in these fields. We now have artificial intelligence (AI) such as Watson helping in the diagnosis of cancer and AI-based mobile apps like Babylon to help individuals in what course of action to take in treating their signs and symptoms after taking into account their medical history! This app can also constantly monitor an individuals information and if it steers away from baseline, can alert the individual, and predict a potential illness before it even occurs! Technology is able to do this because of machine learning.
Machine learning was another topic learned in this course that was very interesting. Ever wonder why after you've done some online shopping you all of the sudden see advertisements a couple days later on other websites? Or see items similar to what you were shopping for? Even on netflix, it predicts movies you may be interested in watching based on the movies you have already watched! It is insane to know that a nonliving entity can do this! Even with the mobile app Babylon being able to tell when an individuals baseline vitals are out of the ordinary and can predict an illness before it even occurs. It blows my mind how far technology has come to be able to do this!
Another thing I learned during the duration of this course is how much programming and code that has to be written in order for us to be able to see anything on a computer. It is something without knowing about it, we all take for granted. On top of that, how fast information can be transmitted from one end of the world to the other! It is all due to advances in technology, computer programmers, and lots and lots of time. It is something I honestly never took the time to consider and admire at that. And after taking this course, it is something I am now definitely more aware and in awe about. It just goes to show how far we technology has come along and how dependent we have grown to it. Technology in many fields is making extraordinary strides and I feel as though this is very beneficial for efficiency, but can be a disadvantage too. I feel as though it is only a matter of time until technology goes from being a resource to being a crutch. It might be only a matter of time until the world is ran by computers! Select this link to watch how machines are already taking over human's work efficiently in "Humans Need Not Apply."
After taking this course I have learned many valuable lessons that can help me be better prepared for a professional career in the digital age. Now knowing how to make professional calendar invites, perform interviews, create surveys to gather data, learned about JoVE to obtain information and watch video's of scientific experiments performed pertaining to my field, and now being more aware of the technology that is out there and advancing in my field. Prior to taking this course I did not know about or how to go about any of these topics and now I do. As I previously said, I did not take this course our of my own freewill, but am definitely glad that I was required to and did. Technology is a continuously evolving and is now becoming a major aspect to everyone's workplace, education, and daily lives.
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Machines Taking Over Human's Work Efficiently. (n.d.). Retrieved April 08, 2016, from http://www.funarm.com/2014/08/machines-taking-over-humans-work.html
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Technology taking over humans - Google Search. (n.d.). Retrieved April 08, 2016, from https://www.google.com/search?q=technology taking over humans
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