We are becoming increasingly dependent on computers. They are used in business, hospitals, crime detection and even to fly planes. What things will they be used in the future? Is this dependence on computers a good thing or should we be more suspicious of their benefits?

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have become part and parcel of today’s

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, making people increasingly reliant on them in many aspects of their lives. While

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has revolutionized the labour market beyond recognition compared to fifty years ago, old doors have closed and, new ones opened, so has the potentially unsavoury consequences of

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reliance. The age of technological employment is on the threshold where the future of computer technology could replace humans. Even now, commercially available cleaning equipment can perform tiring household chores. The level of the power of technology is continually rising as can be seen,

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, in the Artificial Intelligence

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which have developed abilities

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as face and speech recognition. Decision making in robots is being refined and their potential power is

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so much greater.

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, trucks are currently being tested to be driven by onboard

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, resulting in the need for fewer drivers.

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on

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might result in a standstill if

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or the Internet fail. In a

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where everything is computerized,

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would paralyze not only work but

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life as a whole. The functionality of all technology-based facilities, be it operating traffic lights or bank doors, not to mention industrial machinery, will be disrupted.

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dependence on

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can pose an implicit threat to everything

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run by technology, from private enterprises

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to public services and national security.

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, an increasing reliance on computer-based

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might result in a level of vulnerability, possibly grinding the

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to a halt, at both

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and global

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. Surely, the

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impact of the corona pandemic experienced today

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should sound

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loud warning bell of the importance of preparing for

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an eventuality. In conclusion, even though overdependence on the breakthroughs brought by the new technological era might be seen as a threat to today’s

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, I believe that

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have immeasurably improved people’s lives, creating the opportunity to unleash people’s creative potential as innovators and makers. A measure of caution and readiness for any eventuality may be prudent.