Humanoids vs humans: the next battle?
If we were to talk about the topic which is now the subject of every news programme and every page of different magazines and newspapers, we would say: The World Cup. This morning, I was reading headlines news when I found one which caught my attention: ROBOCUP: The future of football? An apparently promising idea that combines football and technology. This news led me to reflect about the limits-if there are any-of technology.
Nobody would doubt that technology came to our lives to change it drastically and for ever. And nobody would doubt that the changes it brought about were mainly positive. Communication was improved and previously manual and slow tasks were sped up, just to mention some of the many transformations. And the whole of humanity is so dazzled by the benefits which technology is bringing about that many want to extend them to every sphere of our lives. The question is, are there any limits? Or should we let technology go on conquering and ruling areas previously ruled by men? In the article I read, a group of scientists designed in Singapore a football competition for robots and they predict they will eclipse real players.
This group of scientists dream with the exciting prospect of a football match where the protagonists are no longer Messi, Rooney or Xavi but just humanoids.
I believe there is nothing wrong in designing robots which perform human actions as long as this is not motivated by the desire of creating sort of perfect beings that would surpass the human race. What is the reason behind creating human-size football players? Creating players that would never get tired or old? Creating players with an innate ability to score as many goals as a human being could never do? But there is a limit. I think these are ideas coming out of insane minds. Of course we can go on making use of and creating new technology if this means improving our quality of life but not if it means starting moving humans aside until they are wiped off the face of the earth. Do defend our supremacy over technology!
I believe there is nothing wrong in designing robots which perform human actions as long as this is not motivated by the desire of creating sort of perfect beings that would surpass the human race. What is the reason behind creating human-size football players? Creating players that would never get tired or old? Creating players with an innate ability to score as many goals as a human being could never do? But there is a limit. I think these are ideas coming out of insane minds. Of course we can go on making use of and creating new technology if this means improving our quality of life but not if it means starting moving humans aside until they are wiped off the face of the earth. Do defend our supremacy over technology!
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