spppppppn>>D00D222222BD222297 2277272? 27> >», Cross LESSON 4 When Technology and Humanity Ce LECCE EE EEE EEEEEEEE EEE EEE ESSERE (GS) snr come At the end of this lesson, the leamer should be able to: + identify the different technological advancements in society; + describe the development of Science and Technology in the Philippines; and * discuss the effects of the interplay between technology and humanity through the dilemmas they face. “tt has become appallingl exceeded our humanity.” Genet Technology keeps on progressing due to and also to the ever-progressing mind of mankind. t wong i mes and environ technological advancements to exist if it were not for the bel @ possible for all power of the mind. However, It is also important to note liiance, creativeness, “ bad. The same problem is faced by technology. Although i anything too me people, it is stil not immune to criticisms and backlash, Vang sooo" YOY hetpt been identified throughout time involving the use of differs jethica! dilemmas My its effects to humanity. Usually, different problems ari rent technological devices ® device available is misused or if it was invented to neg’ ” either the technolo ‘are aware of the possible dangers of the use and mi Produce bad results. People stil. They lay these dliemmas for the public to soe mele, Of technology are not keeP”™ In this lesson, several technological devices vm what they are infor roles they play in society and thelr effects, particularly on the Property introduced: Ves of people. y obvious that our technology has ~ Albert Einstein Scanned with CamSeannerjumani Television Sets, Mobile Phones, Computers and Humanity i \d inside the A number of technological devices can be Satered thet these eer Be most accessible place to anyone. It can easily te used types of devices devices are some of the most popular and col Y these types of devices all age groups. Almost all households, if not all, own the: re television see Toy more specific, these celebrities in the field of technology ai * Mobi Phones, and computers. People all over the world use these technologies Sveryeay Accomplish different purposes, First, according to Kantar Media, one of the most he aeeyeion auch Measurement providers in the Philippines, 92 percent of the urban homes and 74 Percent of rural homes own at least one television set. It is for this reason television remains to be the ultimate medium for advertisement placements (Mani, Times, 2014). This ‘Survey simply shows that almost all Filipinos use this Particular Of device. In fact, Filipinos are believed to have this big fascination of television. Most y the time, they watch television during their free time or any time of the day when have nothing important to do. In addition to this, Kantar Media also reported that in the Philippines, the current Count of households with television set already reached 15.135 millon (Noda,2012). This number signifies Something, that is, television plays a grea role in the lives of the people or in this case, Filipinos. The television is a Product of different experiments by various people. Pau Gottlieb Nipknow, a German student, in the late 1800's was successful in his atteml {0 send images through wires with the aid of a rotating metal disk, This invention was then called the “electric telescope" that had 1 i ji other scientists to improve the the modem television People now have. However, it important to remember that several Scientists and several @xperiments were Performed first before finally achieving the modem television at Present. Second, Filipinos love to use their mobile Phones any my it for ferent purposes other than for communicates More te pytme, Tey Population own at least one mobile phone egardiess of type, In 2010, global agency Synovate conducted a survey and dei 7 percent pre oe a country. In fact, it was also claimed that mobile phones fe considered a must-have among young Filipinos (ABS-CEN News, 2010), 6 Prove that Filipinos really love use their mobile phones, the IPos media Atlas Phil Nation realy or survey results showed that-one in every three Nos cannot Wve ey tit Phone. In other words, 30 percent of the Philippine urban population rout 0 od that mobile phones are necessities in life (Roa, 2012), Philippine eratonwie ‘ut o a own more than one mobile phone. re Some Filipinos who even Mobile phones have a very interesting n Martin Cooper, a senior engineer at Motorola, rade eg On fee 3. He called their rival telecommunications company and mobile Properly informed them that 50 Science, Technology and Society Scanned with CamSeannermaking a call from a mobile call wr clograms and measured 228, Phone. The mobile phone used by Cooper weighed 4 30-minute talk time. However, 8x127%44.4 mm. This kind of device was capable of W arst commercial mobiie ao Jook 10 hours to charge. In 1983, Motorola made pynaTac 8000X ( in, 2016) /ailable to the public. It was known as the Motorola sstly, Com Lastly, computers and laptops have also become part of many of the Filipino hanes ee Some Filipino families who own more than one computer Sf computers or ta Own at least one computer or laptop.” However, the number of hd televi tops sold per year may not be as high as the number of mobile phones and \elevision sets. This is because ofthe relatively higher cost of computers and laptops. While it is true that almost all Filipino families own at least one television set sa paso Phone, it is not possible for all Filipino families to own at least one pcikpseel agp nia Hs foc most of the Profits gained by computer and laptop sip tailing sses, or school where such devices have Just like television sets and mobile phones, computers and laptops also have a long background history of trial and error. It was Charles Babbage, a nineteenth- century English Mathematician professor, who designed the analytical engine which was used as the basic framework of the computers even until the present time. Generally, computers can be classified into three generations. Each generation of the computer was used for certain period of time and each gave people a new and improved version of the previous one (Steitz, n.d.). Laptops have been available to the public for ven less time than personal computers. Before, the first design of computer was so big that it could occupy whole floors of buildings. It was not long before people started dreaming that they could bring their devices to any place they wished. They hoped that someday it would be possible for these devices to be portable. It was believed that the transition from a personal computer to a laptop was only a matter of design. an improvement and a little deviation from the standard design of a personal computer. The first true portable was released in April 1981. It was called the Osbome 1 (Orfano, 2011), From that moment on, the evolution of laptops continued until the present time where various designs and models. are already available. / / von ical household own at least four of the following devices: a mobile phone (20%), smartphone (63%), tablet (14%), desktop (90%), laptop or netbooks Gr), oer FV (4%) (Philstar, 2013). These data prove the deep-seated fascination of Filipinos to different technological devices. ical Advancements Roles Played by These Technolog! and computers or laptops all have diferent ion sets, mobile phones, Television the lives of the people, although some may be 4 fu Jes played in Nn ume Tene roles Poe ecome so essential that people, more specifically Fllpines, developed a strong inclination toward technology and its products. ents and For instance, television is mainly used as a platform for adverts er information dissemination. In fact, television remains to be the most ever the by different advertising companies not only in the Philippines but also te Human Condition Lesson 4: oe Vand Humanity OSS 51 ‘canned with CamScannerwor’ Vanous acverts: tectnological devices: Some of the roles played dy lelevisor reser as 2 recreatonal actwity and good stress "BON" fambes Televison also is a good platform v one's Lastly, it can also be a good way to pond with ver 107 ferent proe. tamily me sown mies Mobile phones. on the other hand a a Mobie phones “24 People. They are pimanty used for commu’ ncbons of the mean textng and caling In the past te ee a ean features reek Dut as technology progressed. there y omebis ee mobile phones. Por example. in the present, people yee mo Te = Se the intemet and to take pictures more than to text to cal peas Me why More and more people all over the worid prefer to Duy a Oe bey models where such features are not available. Other applications | we | USS ney Calendar. radio, television, and photo editor, among others. These are US Some Ys additonal features of mobile phones in the present. These Make particu tech devices very appealing to the masses. It is like an all-in-one device. In adeso, = te Parable and convenient because it can ft fo any space, MAY De Inside De ays ‘the pocket or bag _ Robotics and Humanity Another great Product of the innovative minds of the people is robot. Robots are now widely used. The Intemational Federation of Robotes (IFR) and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) made it their task to formulate working definition for Service robots. A Preliminary extract of the relevant definition is (IFR, 2012): a) A robot is actuated mechanism Programmable in two or more axes with degree of autonomy Autonomy in this context means the ability to perform intended tasks pase 7 ‘he current state and sensing human intervention, ) A service robot is a robot that performs useful excluding industrial automation application °F f, Personal robot or 8 service robot for personal use root {or noncommercial task, usually by laypersons, Examples are panecne so a automated wheelchair, personal mobility ASSist robot and pet exess* ro I tasks for humans or eure Roles Played by Robot Just like people living in society, robots also ha rues Characteristics that define what @ good @ robot ws These lave on oe Asimov back inthe 12408. when he was thinking of tne ans, eee formulates 2 52 Scence. Tecrnoiogy and Scoety ‘canned with CamScannernese are the following: Law One: A robot may not inj. . ectot injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being Law Two: A robot must obey the orders given by human beings e: orders would conflict with the first law. ” except where such Law Three: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the first and the second law. Ethical Dilemma/s Faced by Robotics One of the ethical dilemmas faced by robots is safety. Who should be held accountable if someone's safety is compromised by a robot? Who should be blamed, the robot, the agent using the robot or the maker/inventor of the robot? Another ethical dilemma faced by robots is the emotional component. This may be a little absurd as of the moment, but looking at how fast technology progresses nowadays, it is not completely impossible for robots to develop emotions (Evans, 2007) If the problems arise when the robot deviates from the laws specified, then the maker or the inventor of the machine should be blameworthy. It just means that the robot was not programmed very well because it violated the laws. Other problems may arise when the machine develops the ability to think for itself. In this case, the one that should be blamed can be the maker or the inventor and the robot itself. This is because, in the first place, the maker gave the robot the capacity to think for itself so he should be very much aware of its possible consequences. In addition, since the robot thinks for itself, whatever decision it makes and whatever consequences it may bring, the robot itself should be held responsible. ‘Chapter I: BTS and the Human Condition 3 taaaon &: When Technology end Humanity Cross ‘Scanned with CamScanner