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My mind was blown by this whole series, and I highly recommend it.

While it's impossible


to imagine all the possibilities and accomplish almost everything with today's rapid technological
advancement, it seems that in the next decades, nearly everything will be within human grasp.
This course has taught me a lot, and I know I'll put it to good use in the near future. Despite the
fact that the whole series was fantastic, it was the second episode in particular that captured my
attention.

The second episode, titled "Healed Through A.I.," was the one that affected my heart
the most. Robert Downey Jr. was right when he said that healthcare has made tremendous
strides over the years. Nonetheless, I strongly disagree with him when he asserts that
technology may one day abolish death. We are intended to be human beings in this form
because we are made to die. Contravening natural rules is not always advantageous, as we are
now experiencing some of the repercussions of our activities. If he said that the goal was to
improve life expectancy, I will certainly agree with him, without a single counter-argument.
However, removing death is akin to yearning for immortality, and I am convinced that, as I
already said, this will be the cause of humanity's downfall in the future. However, I liked the
remainder of the film since it was very touching and elicited a variety of feelings in me. For the
sake of my response paper, I'd want to focus on Tim Shaw's narrative as a former NFL player. A
football legend who was forced to give up his wings due to a physical issue, but never lost hope,
and even viewed it as an opportunity to help others in need.

Tim Shaw battled for a long time to deal with his illness because he couldn't comprehend
what was happening to him. He eventually gave up. He finally figured out how to cope with the
situation. The fact that he was previously healthy and an active athlete before being diagnosed
with the condition indicates that this sickness, which damages his motor neurons, came out of
nowhere for him. His ambition was to compete on a large scale with the big guys on the big
stage until the NFL became the only source of motivation for him to get through each day of his
life. He has been a wonderful person up to this point. He has achieved his goal, but after just a
little period of pleasure, it has been snatched away from him by others. In fact, his ability to
speak has been taken away from him.

In order to aid people suffering from ALS and other diseases in recovering their voices
and interacting with others, a team has been formed with the goal of helping them communicate
more effectively. They selected Tim Shaw to be the first person to test out the application that
they had created to help those who have speech problems, and he was a great choice. Heavily
hampered by their inability to build an appropriate prototype for testing, they finally succeeded in
doing so. It was difficult for the team to finish this project, but they persisted through months of
study, many sleepless hours, and a great lot of work. Their steadfast dedication to seeing this
project through to conclusion is something to be proud of; without it, the initiative would have
been impossible to generate results or even make substantial progress in its first stages. While
it was doubtless tough, they were able to build the prototype in six months with the help of
contemporary technology and the collaboration of their bright brains. They then chose to put it to
the test on Tim Shaw. To transcribe what Tim was trying to say throughout the testing, two
separate applications were utilized to help with the transcription of his speech. It's possible that
both of the applications might be improved, but the one that caught me by surprise was the one
that can mimic Tim's voice in real time. Neither of Tim's parents could hold back their emotions
as they saw his parents' emotional breakdown; I was unable to keep back my tears as well
since it was too wholesome and overpowering.
Not only does the group want to assist Tim, but they also want to assist other individuals
who are experiencing speech problems. In response to the ice bucket challenge, they were able
to collect a considerable amount of money, which they put to good use in order to help the
people in their community. Project Euphonia is now complete and fully functioning, having taken
many years to construct.

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