Idea of progress, baccalauréat anglais

The idea of progress.

The Idea of Progress is the theory that the different advances in technology, science, and social organization can produce an improvement in the human condition. That is, people can become happier in terms of quality of life by economic development and the application of science and technology. However the rhythm of progress seems to have accelerated over the last few decades and the technological breakthroughs and scientific developments are causing some people to question this progress.

So should we fear progress?

During class we see lot of documents about robot and progress like “I cyborg” and “Man versus machine”

The first document I cyborg talk about Kevin Warwick a professor of cybernetics. But what’s a cyborg? A cyborg is a man or woman whit artificial limbs and/or computer implant it’s like bionic man/woman. Kevin Warwick’s research consist to connect his nervous system at any computer or machine. In more that man made his experience on himself. Now he have a silicon chip implanted in this arm for begins. The experiment was successful because he was capable to control an electric wheelchair (fauteuil roulant) and an electric hand. The main objective for Kevin Warwick it was to help disable people, or paralyzed people for they find a normal life.

The second document Man versus Machine talk about Watson, Watson is a gigantic computer with an artificial intelligence. It capable to participated at the famous game Jeopardy and win against two champions of this game. Watson don’t only limit played at jeopardy it’s more than this. Watson is useful in medicine for determinate syndromes who a normal doctor can’t see, and propose a cure adapted. It can also predict the weather with precision… Watson can do lot of other things, the list It’s to long to be honest.

We see before benefic effect of technology progress but if all these technology was use by someone bad? We can transform all these technology in very dangerous weapon. Cyborg can be become nasty and with these powerful faculties it’s become very difficult to stop. Or imagine if Soldiers become cyborg? Imagine if we have a next war the number of dead with man stronger, faster and capable to control machine with their brain? 

Places and exchanges

The notion I am going to deal with is « Spaces and Exchanges ». To begin with, I’ld like to give a definition of the notion: an exchange is an act of giving and receiving something else in return. It can also be seen as a continuous movement or circulation. There are different kinds of exchanges: media, people, trade…

New fields of scientific discovery

During class we see lot of documents about robot and progress like “I cyborg” and “Man versus machine”

The first document I cyborg talk about Kevin Warwick an English professor of cybernetics. But what’s a cyborg? A cyborg is a man or woman whit artificial limbs and/or computer implant it’s like bionic man/woman. Kevin Warwick’s research consist to connect his nervous system at any computer or machine. In more that man made his experience on himself. Now he have a silicon chip implanted in this arm. This amazing invention can revolution millions of life on the earth, because his invention can restore the capacity of walk for people paralyze or disable. They can return at a normal life.  

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