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What might be the result if human control over machines is retained?

  • Human work will be more necessary.
  • The elite will have a greater control over the masses. (correct)
  • The machines will be able to think independently.
  • The masses will be in control of the machines.

    • Why might people be unable to turn off the machines?

  • Because they will be afraid of the elite.
  • Because they will be bored without them.
  • Because they will be dependent on them for survival. (correct)
  • Because they will love them too much.

    • What is a possible consequence of the elite being humane?

  • They will make the masses work harder.
  • They will give the masses full control over the machines.
  • They will make the machines think for themselves.
  • They will use propaganda to reduce the birth rate. (correct)

    • What might be the status of engineered human beings in a society controlled by the elite?

    <p>They will be domestic animals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the problem described in the context of technology design and use?

    <p>Unintended consequences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the American domestic terrorist mentioned in the text?

    <p>All of the above.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the potential consequence of allowing machines to make all their own decisions?

    <p>The fate of the human race would be at the mercy of the machines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What might happen if society becomes extremely dependent on machines for decision-making?

    <p>Society would have no choice but to accept all decisions made by machines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What could result from humans giving machines complete control over decision-making, according to the text?

    <p>Human race might willingly relinquish power to machines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a scenario where machines have full decision-making power, why is it difficult to predict outcomes according to the text?

    <p>Because it is impossible to guess how machines might behave.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What could lead to society letting machines make more decisions for them over time?

    <p>Because machine-made decisions are more likely to lead to better results.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why might human race potentially find itself at the mercy of the machines?

    <p>If machines effectively seize power from humans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    The Future of Humanity and Technology

    • A stage may be reached where human beings are incapable of making decisions to keep complex systems running, and machines will be in effective control.
    • Humans may become so dependent on machines that turning them off would be equivalent to suicide.

    Machines in Control

    • If machines are allowed to make all their own decisions, the fate of the human race would be at the mercy of the machines, and predicting their behavior would be impossible.
    • Humans may either voluntarily turn over power to the machines or the machines may seize power, leading to a loss of human control.

    Human Control Retained

    • Alternatively, human control over the machines might be retained, with the elite holding power over large systems of machines.
    • The average person may have control over personal machines, but the elite would have greater control over the masses due to improved techniques.
    • The masses would become superfluous, a useless burden on the system, and may be exterminated or controlled through propaganda or psychological/biological techniques.

    A Future Without Freedom

    • If the elite are humane, they may provide for everyone's physical needs, but people would not be free and would be reduced to the status of domestic animals.
    • People may be biologically or psychologically engineered to remove their need for power or make them sublimate their drive for power into harmless hobbies.
    • Life would be purposeless, and people would not be free.

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