Artificial Intelligence is no longer a thing of the future. It is here. One of the most important things dealing with artificial intelligence is how life like the robot is or is not. As explained in Chapter 8 of “The Most Human Human”, one thing about humans that really distinguishes us is our ability to tell the truth and/or lie. Artificial intelligence would not have the capabilities to do this because “software is incapable of expressing truth at all.” In order to express the truth or tell the truth, the software would have to be able to understand their words as truth or lie, rather than as fact and fiction. Artificial intelligence is just that: artificial. It, in its current state, does not convey things as humans do such as truth or lie.
Artificial intelligence is something that some people have a reverence of and others want to embrace. It is steadily making advancements in society. I ask you all, do you have a reverence of artificial intelligence or do you want to embrace it?
Now on to the NSA and its surveillance. The NSA has conducted mass surveillance right under our noses. After listening to the things they do, I want to express my opinion on Edward Snowden. I feel that he is certainly a patriot. He exposed the hidden actions of the government to bring about change. He saw the sideways policies and lived in them. He felt it was time for a change. He could do nothing but expose the truth after learning and having the information that he has. I feel that the people who uphold this unjust system and allow these policies to continue are traitors. The conduction of surveillance is certainly plausible but within the confines of an investigation or certain parameters. The confines of an investigation are not every single person in the USA. It is completely wrong to conduct the surveillance they have. The crazy thing about it is that it is still happening. It seems that their is no end to this. The officials in higher offices know exactly what is going on. They will continue to deny it is happening. if they ever admit it is happening in the smallest of confines, they will say it was in the name and safety of security of this country. They say ignorance is bliss. Many people live in the ignorance of thinking he is a traitor. Many people do not know the truth. They will continue to live in their blindness, and they will live in it happily.
Is it better to tell a lie than to have the population of a country find out that the truth is so utterly terrifying that society crumbles? There are things that lies are the correct answer for, "A Noble Lie." ex) santa, or the tooth fairy. But some things in the United States and the world are available information people just do not care enough about them to do anything. The issue with cellphones being monitored. That has been happening for years and the only way to make sure it does not occur is for the battery to be taken out. Funny how you cant do that with iPhones huh? It is true, a small select group of people make the decisions for the whole. This is what we have elections for, but we do not elect the Council of Thirteen, the group that the president has that can pass laws without the other two houses approval, or the Bilderberg group that makes National decisions without the world knowing. The NSA does have the right 'intentions' of protecting people, but who is there to protect us from them? The answer, no one. Sometimes things are done out of pure greed, no other motivation is needed other then that. For me personally, I know so many truths from people who have been on the other side that it scares the hell out of me that our nation is as twisted as it is. Most of the truths are debunked and told to be pure speculations and conspiracies. But it isn't hard to use common sense and see through the lies. But back to the point that i brought up earlier, sometimes it is easier to live with your eyes closed and someone leading you than it its to actually think for yourself.
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