Technology Debate: Negative
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Addiction
Mental Health/Physical Health
Cyber Security
Economic Impacts
Misinformation/A.I.
Everyone
Works Cited
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Addiction
Too much technology can make you dependent and relying on it.
Technology may seem exciting at first, but eventually, it can lead to addiction:
Additionally, social media apps intentionally make the apps so that they keep the user intrigued.
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Mental Health/Physical Health
Isolation and Social Interaction
Increase in social media usage makes people 3x more likely to be isolated
73% of heavy social media users feel lonely contrasting to the 52% of light users saying their lonely
56% of people say technology reduces their face to face interactions
Isolation and Social Interaction
Cyberbullying
59% of teens have experienced some type of cyberbullying
10% rise in internet bullying is 20% more chance of depression
“The long-term effects of children growing up with screen time are not well understood but early signs are not encouraging: poor attention spans, anxiety, depression and lack of in-person social connections are some of the correlations already seen, as well as the small number of teens who become addicts and non-functioning adults.”
-Leora Lawton (Berkeley Population Center at the University of California)
“We currently live in a culture that fosters attention-deficit disorder because of hyperconnectivity. I have been teaching at the college level since 1993, and I can see a definitive decline in students’ ability to focus on details and in general. Additionally, I believe that the research on the relationship between hyperconnectivity and this has merit.”
-Nikki Graves (Professor at Emory University)
Problem 1:
Physical Inactivity
of parents worried that their children weren’t getting enough physical exercise due to excessive screen time
38%
Effects of Physical Inactivity
BMI (Body Mass Index) with Technology
“The World Health Organization recommends at least 150 minutes of moderate activity or 75 minutes of vigorous activity a week for adults. Health organizations around the world advise against prolonged sitting for all age groups.”
About
million deaths per year are because of physical inactivity
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Problem 2:
Disrupted Sleep
of Americans used electronics several nights per week within 1 hour before bedtime
90%
Effects of Disrupted Sleep + Blue Light
“As the world becomes a more digital place, we cannot forget about the human connection.”
Adam Neumann, billionaire and former CEO of WeWork
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Cyber Security
67%
Of smartphone users worry about data security and privacy on their phones
Hacking and Impersonation
Stalking and Harassment
Marketing and Privacy Intrusion
Location Based Services and Privacy Issues
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Economic Impacts
Jobs
Cost
AI far too expensive to replace humans in most jobs, MIT study finds
$200 million $3.2 Billion $2 billion
Company’s Spending on AI
Predictions of 300 million Job Losses
Goldman Sachs predicts over 300 million jobs will be lost from AI
With this many job losses people won’t have steady forms of income.
Not all people will be capable of filling jobs for creating AI, causing people to not fill these new jobs opening.
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Misinformation/A.I.
-George Krasadakis
“False or misleading stories can be easily created and diffused via the global online networks - in a matter of a few clicks.”
Propaganda
These days, spreading of propaganda can be extremely easy.
Here are some very common ways the fake news is spread:
Troll Farms- Troll farms are groups of professionals who plant false ideas in media platforms.
-George Krasadakis
-The Center for AI Safety, a nonprofit organization. The open letter was signed by more than 350 executives, researchers and engineers working in A.I.
“Mitigating the risk of extinction from A.I. should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks, such as pandemics and nuclear war,”
-George Krasadakis
-George Krasadakis
Deepfake
A.I.
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Works Cited
Everyone
WORKS CITED
Clark, Maria. “19 Negative Effects of Technology on Mental Health — Etactics.” Etactics, 3 June 2021, https://etactics.com/blog/negative-effects-of-technology-on-mental-health. Accessed 31 January 2024.
Kinghorn, Kathy, and Brannon Patrick. “The Impact of Heavy Technology Use on Mental Health: Understanding the Risks.” Therapy Utah, 27 June 2023, https://therapyutah.org/impact-of-heavy-technology-use-on-mental-health/. Accessed 31 January 2024.
Landau, Carol. “Social Media and Mental Health.” HelpGuide.org, 29 March 2023, https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/social-media-and-mental-health.htm. Accessed 31 January 2024.
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“Impacts of Technology on Health.” Kaspersky, https://usa.kaspersky.com/resource-center/preemptive-safety/impacts-of-technology-on-health. Accessed 31 January 2024.
“Top five social media privacy concerns - ReputationDefender.” Reputation Defender, 17 November 2023, https://www.reputationdefender.com/blog/privacy/top-five-social-media-privacy-concerns. Accessed 31 January 2024.
Werbeck, Alexis. “Consumer data privacy and security.” Deloitte, https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/telecommunications/connectivity-mobile-trends-survey/2023/data-privacy-and-security.html. Accessed 31 January 2024.
Roose, Kevin. “A.I. Poses 'Risk of Extinction,' Industry Leaders Warn.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 30 May 2023, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/technology/ai-threat-warning.html. Accessed 31 January 2024.
WORKS CITED
Stanford Universty. “SQ10. What are the most pressing dangers of AI?” One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence (AI100), Standford University, 2021, https://ai100.stanford.edu/gathering-strength-gathering-storms-one-hundred-year-study-artificial-intelligence-ai100-2021-1-0. Accessed 31 January 2024.