Blog Post #5 Documentary

Blog Post #5
In-Class Documentary:

In class recently we watched a documentary on the future of A.I. which focused on many different aspects of the present and future possibilities of A.I. technology and what it could mean for people all around the world. The first section of the documentary was focused on China and how it is the leading country in technology and A.I. I did not know anything about this so I learned a lot in this first section about China and its current state when it comes to technology in comparison to the rest of the world. China has already implemented a very accurate facial recognition software all over its country in companies, restaurants, and in its apps. This facial recognition software can be used to order food in restaurants, recognize people in business buildings, and recognize people for crimes. This is something that hasn't been implemented in this large of a way in other countries. They said that the only country that is close to China in technological development is the U.S. An important quote from the documentary is "China will catch up to the U.S. in AI technology by 2025 and lead the world by 2030." They stated that if the technological development in these countries stays consistent then China will overtake the U.S. and be the leading country when it comes to technology. With the developments the documentary shows this doesn't seem too surprising because they have a larger implementation of technology in their everyday lives and in public than in other countries. The next section of this documentary was focused on small towns and how a lot of people in smaller towns are starting to lose their livelihoods and jobs due to the increase and development in technology in recent years. In the documentary some of the people who came to speak said that in the next fifteen years they think that around 50% of jobs will either be replaced or heavily affected by the increase in A.I. Overall this problem of replacement of jobs is a big one when it comes to the increase and improvement of automated technology in recent years and where it could go in the future. A lot of jobs could be affected by this and it will be a big thing for everyone to have to adapt their careers to the future of A.I. and automated technology.