The "Did You Know" video was pretty interesting. It was also a little intimidating and frightening. The thought of all the new technology coming out in the very near future is overwhelming to say the least. I am just now getting used to the basic uses of a computer and they are saying within 50 years there will be supercomputers that are smarter than the entire human race combined! That is so mind blowing to me.
I like what it did by comparing the US with the populations in China and India. It is very easy to think of our country as the best, smartest and most advanced when in actuality there are more gifted kids in those countries than are are kids in the US.
When it comes to technology I worry about what the future will be like. In fifty years is it going to be like some of the movies made where technology takes over the world? Probably not but it seems more and more like the possibility is out there.
The thing in the video that struck me the most was the comment made that in one year Nintendo spent double the money doing research for its products than the US government gave to schools. That is absolutely ridiculous. There is more money put into technology and artificial intelligence than is put into actual human intelligence and education. While technology is important and beneficial, isn't it more important to make sure future citizens have the education to come up with new technology in the future? Or even just the education so they can use it.
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