What are your take away from the book " Term of Service: Subject to Change without notice by Craig W. stanfill

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What are your take away from the book " Term of Service: Subject to Change without notice by Craig W. stanfill

Post by Ayomidekenny2 »

One thing stood out for me and it is the fact that there are long term consequences to passive acceptance and things can go terribly wrong with minimal effort
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The main thing that has stayed with me from this book is the fact that most of us like technology and want the most up-to-date models. 'Terms of Service' has made me question my own concept of the future and the fact that all the technology COULD, in the end, lead to a dystopian world of our own making! A scary thought!
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Post by Grace Elkana »

One of the things that stood out for me was the way technology, in the form of AI, took over the society. It makes me envision where we are headed as a people. If it's not too far into the future, in the next 100 years, most of the things we read in the book could be our reality; robots will control everything, including what we eat. We may as well start getting used to that possibility.
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Post by Emily Meadows »

I appreciated how the author put everything under a microscope. I personally appreciate the amount of AI in my life but the idea that AI could rise up and destroy humans is rather scary, haha. Give me a housebot before we destroy it all, though, okay?
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Independent thinking trumps passiveness. A world completely controlled by AI can take away the simple pleasures of life, such as taking your time and living in the moment.
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I don't think I would like AI to take over the world, especially as depicted in this book. It would make me miss out on a lot of things. All in all, this book was really interesting.
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My take home from this book simply put, is that one's desires may cost one more than what he bargained for. For instance, I used to be an advocate of AI deployment in all facets of life, now, I have a rethink because I have seen it's adverse effects and I do not like them.
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The one point that resonated with me was that it seemed like everyone was bound to fall eventually. Some may never rise through the ranks and are doomed to live a miserable life, but the system works AGAINST everyone (except the hierarchy).
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It's so tempting to think, "If only we had a strong enough authority to pull everyone into line, we'd all live happier, more peaceful lives." The truth is that yes, it would be more peaceful, but no, it would not be happier. If you consider that "peace" entails an absence of chaos, then there is no way that we could live in a totally peaceful society without sacrificing all the chaotic aspects of humanity, specifically our unfettered emotional expression that is essential to creativity. It was fascinating that the AI Company specifically targeted people with a propensity for disobedience to nurture to eventually become AI creators, because that need for chaotic expression is exactly what is required to produce independent thought. My take-away is really confirmation of my belief that Utopia can only be achieved through self-selected self-governance, not externally imposed restriction. That being said, where do I sign up for a housebot?
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Post by Hubre De Klerk »

This book showed me what I don't want to happen. Technology is everywhere and everyone always wants the latest, newest, and best. The people creating tech gadgets, always want to make them better and upgrade everything. It is scary if you think about what technology can actually do and we are the ones creating it and constantly making it better.
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I do agree that apathy has its dangers, but so does standing your ground. I think the changes made to this society took place over such a long time, and were so small that the residents just took them for granted as being right.
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I grabbed from this book that one's visions or goals may not necessarily be ones that would help the world positively as they may think. Also, it make me envision what the world may look like in time to come following present situations.
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One thing that stood out to me in the book was how realistic it felt. I couldn’t help but imagine where our present world would be in the next fifty years while I read this book.
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The main aim of the Terms of service is to prevent the development of selfist or distinctivism tendencies from the city’s residents. But they appear draconian because they infringe on people’s rights to expression as we know them in our present world.
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Post by Maduabuchi Okwiya N Eze »

There are a lot of things to learn in this book, depending on individual inclinations and appreciation of it. Personally, I learn that there is a sort of danger or consequence in almost every opportunity; that is technology also has its bad effects.
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