I just read an article by Alex Williams that discuss Watson. By now everyone knows that Watson is a super computer that is competing against humans this week on Jeopardy. I find this very fascinating. It reminded me of the book Do Electric Androids Dream of Sheep written by Philip K. Dick. It reminds me that more and more computers have human like features. Will there be a day where one cannot tell the difference between man and machine. This would be a great time to include current events into the classroom. This article also reminds me of a fairly new theory called singularity. There are a few writers out there about the theory. In a nutshell, the theory is that there is a point where artificial intelligence reaches beyond human intelligence and we fuse in with the internet and become “spiritual machines.” I find this new theory fascinating and a great way to inspire students to think critically.
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