The first story I read was \u201cThe Pedestrian\u201d by Ray Bradbury. Overall, this was a very interesting read about how normal human behavior could be different in the future. The main protagonist goes about his daily routine. Later that night, he decides to go on one of his nightly walks out in the street. Not long after, he is strolling down the street when he is stopped by high beams and the sound of a megaphone questioning everything about him. His name, his occupation, and even why he is walking in the first place. He is then asked to get into the police vehicl which has no one in it. It is implied that he was then taken to a psychiatric institution of some kind for treatment. It is rather interesting how the timeline creates this sense of futuristic technology, but also this sense of apocalyptic dread. Like, why are other people not out in the street? Why does the self-driving police car think there is something wrong with a man who wants to go for a walk? Overall, a story I would have liked to have seen carried further. I see this relating to the use of AI in today’s society. Just as the main character of this story is nervous about the driverless cop, people are nervous about the control that AI could and will have on today’s world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second story I read was \u201cWhen Robot and Crow Saved East St. Louis” by Annalee Newitz. This is a story about a robot that was created by the CDC, but unfortunately has been abandoned. The robot no longer gets any orders for updates from the CDC, so it does everything it can to help get samples of people who are potentially ill. The robot goes from door to door to see several people. Some dismiss the machine almost instantly, and others ask questions or follow the program that this robot requests. I think this goes to show how the rise and fall of new or old technology can majorly affect people’s trust in it. Not everyone is as open to new things as others. People need time to accept change and adapt to how technology plays a role in the world we know today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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