In this article‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”‚ Nicholas Carr discusses the pros and cons of using artificial intelligence as the main source of knowledge. Artificial intelligence has the ability to condense one’s life into the cyber world‚ most time of a phone or computer: “It’s becoming our map and our radio and T.V” (Carr‚ 3). Giving that much control and information about one’s life into such a system that is insecure and easily accessible can be very
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everytime you get a notification‚ because you would be so tempted to look at the notification. Another big affect that technology is having on teens is that it is not making them think as much as they should have to. (Is Google Making Us Stupid‚ Nicholas Carr‚ Pg.6) Espically with school work or homework if kids cant figure out the answer they can just type it in on goolge and find the answer. Which in my eyes is kind of pathetic because thats what school is for‚ to think and learn‚
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References: 1. Jackson‚ Maggie; What are we thinking? Cognition and attention in the digital age; Page 1; Date: 10/17/12 2. Carr‚ Nicholas; The Web Shatters Focus‚ Rewires Brains; Pages 1 and 2; Date: 10/17/12 3. Richtel‚ Matt; No Time For Downtime; Page 1; Date: 10/17/12 4. Shirky‚ Clay; Cognitive Surplus; Page 1; Date: 10/17/12
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convenience. Meanwhile‚ in the articles “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr and “Smarter Than You Think” by Clive Thompson that I chose from they say I say‚ the authors are both argue about the technology‚ and they believe technology is changing the way on the human mind today. Although both articles are closely related‚ they are also completely different. Thompson think technology bringing us a lot of benefits‚ but Carr suspicious that the advancing technology is a wicked invention to us
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References: Barrett‚ Julia. "IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT GOOGLE… USING ACADEMIC SEARCH ENGINES FOR YOUR RESEARCH." (2013): Print. Carr‚ Nicholas. "Is Google Making Us Stupid?." The Atlantic‚ 2008. Web. 24 Feb 2014. . Claburn‚ Thomas. "Is Google Making Us Smarter? - InformationWeek." InformationWeek‚ 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2014. . Jato‚ Michael and Jamogha Oresiri. "Students’ Use of Search Engines
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Svetlana Kashirina Professor Balcan BCC WRT-101 Digital Technology and Evolution of Humanity: How Science Fiction is Crossing into Reality We cannot deny the fact that information technologies play a major role in the modern society. Little by little humanity becomes more dependent on the technological advancements. The extent of our reliance on “artificial intelligence” of the inventions like iPhones and Google makes some of us uneasy. In a new environment‚ which reminds us of a science fiction
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Cited: Carr‚ Nicholas. “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Atlantic. Atlantic Monthly Group‚ July/August 2008. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. Coyle‚ Cheryl L.‚ and Heather Vaughn. “Social Networking: Communication Revolution or Evolution?” Bell Labs Technical Journal 13.2 (2008): 13-17
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Nicholas Carr argues in his article‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” that the internet is changing the way we think and work for the worst. I have to disagree. Although the internet is changing us‚ it’s for the better. First‚ the internet has become a great equalizer in terms of education. Second‚ communicating across the web allows for intercultural experiences that were once impossible without a plane ticket. Third‚ even though Carr may feel uncomfortable with his brain being molded by the
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“2001: A Space Odyssey‚” Stanley Kubrick writes‚ “As we come to rely on computers to mediate our understanding of the world‚ it is our own intelligence that flattens into artificial intelligence.” In the essay “IS Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr‚ M.A. a writer and blogger‚ talks about the Internet and specifically search engine Google as an example. He points out that beside the fact these technological advancements making life much as easy through easy access of information. However‚
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Is Google Making Us Stupid? Nicholas Carr‚ in "Is Google Making Us Stupid?‚" conveys a message about what the internet is doing to human brains. Lack of focus and laziness are the new normal for human behavior‚ and Carr speculates what seems to be making humans disconnected from the world they are living in and leading them into acting like robots. Google is a convenient tool to have‚ but it does damage to the brain after a certain period of time. Google is a contradiction itself‚ because it was
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