1. I do agree with Carr on the thought that our reliance on technology has become so much stronger than it used to be. I would say our dependency on it has actually become dangerous since there is a major difference between human and artificial intelligence. Even as autopilots, for example, have improved flight safety over the years, many aviation and automation experts have concluded that the overuse of automation erodes pilots’ expertise and dulls their reflexes.  “Automation has become so sophisticated,” Carr states, “what pilots spend a lot of time doing is monitoring screens and keying in data.  They’ve become, it’s not much of an exaggeration to say, computer operators.”  There would have been a different outcome if we hadn’t put so much trust into technology. Technology has had a great impact on our lives but it should not take away from our knowledge and ability to do things on our own. Fixing this issue we are having really involves taking a look into one’s trust with artificial dependency and straining away from letting it take control of you. 

2. I would say it is a balance of both improving technology and the skill of the workers because no matter what both will never be perfect. Man is flawed and accidents will happen regardless of skill, though workers of all fields should be trained up to par. There will be accidents with technology, but as it improves, it will show us a world we have never seen before, where technology will be far smarter and stronger than man.

3. This does tie into the concern of technology taking jobs because as it advances it will be able to be way more efficient than a group of people combined, for at a lower cost as well. I think the thought of a robot waiting tables or delivering packages is very daunting. It not only takes jobs away from people who need them but also the human social experience. 

4. I don’t think it’s more so about alternatives to technology but more about balance. For example, in the medical field, there should be a focus on improving survival rates and having a large number of machines that can assist health professionals in cancer detection. Though these machines should always be controlled by humans and should never be completely trusted.

Bonus:  For the most part, I’d say I’m pretty reliant on technology. It is required for online schooling, socializing with friends, and entertainment, among other things. My alarm clock wakes me up every morning, and the first thing I do is check my phone. I try to limit my usage as much as possible, but it’s difficult when it’s the world I’m used to living in.

 

The article was long but interesting. in the past few decades, Technology is progressing and is beneficial for us. The doctors are able to determine the early stages of cancer through imaging, and lifespan is longer than 20 years ago. The author brings examples about airplane accidents and how pilots’ knowledge declines because they are dependent on automatic devices. He mentions that pilots should be trained and observed how will they react if airplanes will lose control.  I believe that technology can get out of control because it is automatic and it is obvious to have incidents.  technology has pros and cons. We get so comfortable with advanced technology majority of people are relying on the technology.  The main concern is to test people’s adequate knowledge because someone like a pilot should be prepared to be appropriate in action and professional in manual flying. Does Technology take jobs away? In many dimensions yes, I can see it in everyday life. unfortunately, not everyone is educated to work in high positions and advanced technology fetches jobs from the working class. I can see clearly that soon we will be in a contactless society.

how does it affect my life? technology has an important role in my life.  As an immigrant, My family lives abroad and because of technology, i am able to see and talk to them. I read on my phone. I listen to various teachers every day if i am not able to read. technology  played a tremendous role in my education past two years. I am able to access any information and scrutinize it because of technology. I am convinced that technology somehow made huge differences in many people’s lives and like mentioned before it has pros and cons.

Nicholas Carr claims that our reliance on technology becomes stronger and stronger. I agree with Carr as we people of the information era. We develop our technologies for ease of lifestyle and reduce our skill ceiling to do tasks. We have come so far that it’s extremely hard to undo the change. We have to adapt to the aspect of doing less with technology is more while also being aware of what and how technology works. We have a bad habit of jumping to technology to every task we do even if it’s something we know we double check Google for reassurance. For us to fix the tragic state we are in we need to discipline ourselves and how we use technology instead of just thinking its best for 

Improving technology helps with efficiency as it helps produce more results while the use of people is used for quality check. While generations ago artisans had to manually construct and refine their skills to produce a product and make sure it is up to the highest standards they can give. In order to improve obtaining skills we should follow similar to how black smiting, painting and looming was. These skill crafters only relied on themselves and the tools they made to help make their work easier was only used to advance the production of their crafts. But we have gone so drunk over technology making things easier we use technology for less work and more reward. 

Technology will take over jobs as technology is more consistent than people. I believe in some aspects technology should take over such as assembly line building. But the industry would still need a skilled person to check and make sure the product is of quality. For the majority of technology it’s about ease of lifestyle and putting the stress on technology to complete our tasks. For me I am an advocate of technology but I also believe that it is the fault of the user how they allow the technology to invade their lives.  There are no true alternatives to technology affecting the work field and normal consumers. It just matters how it’s used and how much it is invading one’s life. 

As a consumer of technology it is a majority part of my life and career. I like technology but I am working on not letting it take over my life. There are certain things that technology can’t do that needs personal touch to make things work.

1. Carr addresses how as time progresses, our reliance on technology becomes stronger and stronger. For example, the tragic incidents of the plane crash mentioned in the article. I would moderately agree with Carr because it’s good that we have advanced technology that helps us solve a problem but It’s not safe to rely on technology always because it only can do repetitive work, and may cause technical issues. As technology is evolving we should also be gaining new skills and knowledge as well so technology can be relied on for certain convenience. The plane crash incidents show us how we should rely on technology by keeping the plan control automatic even so It shows how we also have the unique skills to adapt, innovate, and creativity. What could have fixed this incident is placing someone who is highly trained and someone who doesn’t lack situational awareness. The captain was good to react quickly but he should have not acted alone and should have had his co-pilot also help him.
2. I think improving the skills of workers matters the most because humans are unique, we have characteristics, emotions and we have the ability to gain skills, technology does not have those unique aspects as we do. Since we have this ability it’s good to make use of it, the more we know the better we improve.
3. This does relate to the concern of technology taking jobs because If technology were to take our jobs, how will we make money to pay for our rent, food, and other essentials? We would just be at home and feel bored, our lifestyle would completely change. It’s best to have technology used as an extra hand or as a helpful guide instead of giving them jobs when people who are looking for jobs need it to make a living.
4. One approach I can think of is to take over jobs that do not allow technology to take over. Technology should be controlled by the hands of humans to take a small role.

Bonus: I would say I do rely on technology significantly because now I use it to join my classes, chat with friends, do my homework and watch entertainment such as movies, youtube, go on social media and use it to store my personal information. I use it for various things to keep me busy but to also help me learn a new skill or to learn to make a new dish, DIY, or just something I need help on.

1. I agree with what Carr said that our reliance on technology becomes stronger and stronger, technology makes it easy for people to do a lot of things, whether it’s at work, at school, at home, etc. These conveniences are what make people start to get more and more inseparable from technology, and I think most people will no longer do things that make them struggle and work hard compared to the conveniences they already enjoy, and that’s what leads to examples like the plane crash mentioned in Carr’s article, is when there are technical problems that happen, people start to panic and start to let things become unplanned and even make low-level mistakes and judgments. One way we can solve this problem is, as Carr mentions in his article, “You can put limits on the scope of automation, making sure that people working with computers perform challenging tasks rather than merely observing.”

2. I think it’s a matter of improving both technology and the skills of the workers but first of all is to improve the skills of workers, because technology is made by people, so if you want to improve technology, the first thing to do is to improve the skills of workers, the skills of immediate reaction in the face of technical problems and any skills on the job that can help and improve, skills are the one thing that really belongs to them, technology can have problems at any time. As the workers’ skills improve, then the technology will improve as well.

3. I think it is somewhat related to the concern of technology taking jobs because it is true that many jobs that used to require manual labor have been replaced by technology, so if technology advances again then more of the current jobs will be replaced by technology. I think my position is a bit wavering because I do enjoy the convenience that technology brings me but if technology replaces a lot of jobs it means I may also have a hard time finding a job in the future.

4. The only alternative I can think of is to make a clear distinction between the work that technology can do and people, to give people a strong sense of what skills they need to have and what skills technology cannot replace, to have a clear understanding of what they are doing, and be convinced that technology is not perfect either and that people cannot rely on it completely, especially in the face of something that has security risks.

Bonus: I am very reliant on technology, especially during this epidemic period where I can’t live without it as I need to use the internet daily for online classes, doing homework, taking exams, etc. Also, I like to watch TV shows, videos, read novels and listen to music online in my free time. 

1. I agree with Carr when he addresses how as time progresses, our reliance on technology becomes stronger and stronger. In Carr’s article, he mentions, “A National Transportation Safety Board investigation concluded that the cause of the accident was pilot error. The captain’s response to the stall warning, the investigators reported, “should have been automatic, but this improper flight control inputs were inconsistent with his training”…pilots seemed to lack “situational awareness” as the emergency unfolded.” These tragic incidents of plane crashes may have been avoidable if pilots were taught better in a way that they didn’t fully depend on today’s technology. We can fix this by not only bring more awareness to the situation but implying it in the classes that pilot’s are required to take.
2. I believe that it is a matter of improving the skills of the workers. Technology has shown to do amazing things for us but it isn’t 100% reliable. When we improve as workers, we can also improve technology. It always good to have a back up plan.
3. I believe that this can relate to the concern of technology taking jobs. There is a big controversy about this situation. In my opinion, technology is definitely capable of taking people’s jobs. Many fast food chains has installed kiosks for people to order food. This is minimizing the need for cashiers. Technology will not take away all jobs but it is capable of taking away many.
4. One alternative approach that I can think of for technology being a part of our lives without completely taking over is not fully depending on it. Humans should take control over technology instead of technology taking control of humans. We can utilize  technology in a way that would benefit us instead of harm us.

Bonus: I am pretty reliant on technology as I use it everyday. I interact with technology from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed. There will be days that I spend less time on technology compared to other days. I find technology to be both useful and harmful to me. There are pros and cons to it depending on how it is being used. It can be useful in terms of using it to get work done, contacting people, and having easy access to the internet but it can also be harmful in terms of spending hours at a time lost in your phone or computer doing nothing productive.

Nicholas Carr addresses how as time progresses, we rely on technology as it becomes stronger and stronger. I agree with this because the pilot that was involved in the plane crash relied on autopilot to take control. The captain put his faith in technology for doing its job and to control the plane while he was chatting with his co-pilot. In my opinion, the pilot could have handled the situation accordingly once technology failed but his training was not shown to his full potential in handling this emergency. The pilot should be able to handle stressful events like this and not be dependent on technology to do his or her job. The crash would have never happened if the pilot was in control instead of putting the plane in auto pilot. We can fix this by having the mindset that technology doesn’t solve all problems or can handle important tasks because it can fail and lead to destruction. I think it’s a matter of improving both technology and the skills of the worker. If you keep improving technology and making it more advanced, it can lead to workers continuing to rely on it for any situation. However, if you kept improving the technology and the studies/statistics show that there is less possibility of failure, it can make people feel safer. Since technology keeps evolving, inevitably, a worker wouldn’t feel reliable in the works of technology but they shouldn’t keep their guard down either. The workers that have a job involving technology must always have a backup plan in case of failure and be prepared to handle any obstacles that come from it. I believe it does relate to the concern of technology taking jobs because many factories now own machines and don’t feel the need of hiring people to do what a machine can do faster. Since this is becoming more common in many other jobs, people are realizing that technology is taking over, and since it works we become more reliant on it. I do believe that technology is taking over jobs, such as factory jobs and phone operating jobs. I do think it’s wrong since many people lose their jobs but it’s inevitable that technology is advancing and companies prefer to use technology to their advantage. An alternative approach to becoming less reliant on technology can be to always be aware that it can fail you. The companies that use technology to do work have to be aware of the statistics of what can go wrong and what can fail to avoid any problems. Sometimes companies don’t care about these types of things and just go straight forward with purchasing advanced technology to save more money. By knowing all the information, companies can decide whether they believe that having this type of technology being involved in a certain task is worth it or not. Also, workers that are using any type of advanced technology should have incredible knowledge of what they’re using to avoid what happened in the plane crash. There should be classes on the errors and mistakes that technology can cause during the job.

Toby Litt describes the relationship between literature, writing, and technology as being ever-changing. In Modern times Technology is changing the ways that literature is consumed. For example, he says “The internet connection offers all of us the constant temptation of snippets, of trivia. We don’t live, as other writers did in the past, without these particular temptations… I think writers will continue to occur but technology and its trivia will cause us to lose something, just as we lost something when we lost the classical education. We write worse because we cannot write classical prose.” As technology advances the more we lose touch with the real world and write worse. Another instance he provides is that “Readers more accustomed to screens – web pages, iPhone displays – will scan a page of text for its contents, rather than experience it in a gradual linear top-left to bottom-right way. This will make for increased speed and decreased specificity. These readers will be half-distracted even as they read; their visual field will include other things than just the text, because they won’t feel happy unless those things are there.” Technology is ruining writing but in some ways, it is improving it. For instance, writing on a computer is much easier than in the past with typewriters.

Technology has not affected my perceptions of classical literature, it made it easier for me to read. The underlying issues of modern stories are that the people novels have conventionally been written about are gradually ceasing to exist. As technology advances the stories will revolve around those changes to keep up with society. Stories that are set in past times won’t relate to the audience as much.

Technology is disrupting the stories of today or the future because we are only focused on our phones. People are more focused on entertainment than books. The increase in entertainment makes writing obsolete. Books cannot compete with these various forms of entertainment. They just aren’t as interesting especially to the younger generations.

Reading on a screen or through these various interfaces does not affect my learning at all. My perception is that it makes it easier for me to access various forms of information online. I can retain the information I learned and go back to it easily if I want to refresh my memory. Reading books online feels more comfortable to me and I feel like I can understand it more. And there are various features that make annotating, highlighting, and writing notes easier.