Thao Truong

English Comp II
Sinclair Community College
Dr. Cassel
Aug 4. 2019

Is technology flattening our own intelligence into artificial intelligence?

I personally don't think Google makes us stupid. It is obvious to realize that all the work
today depends mostly on technology. However, technology helps us to complete work quickly
and conveniently. One of the most relevant examples I can think of is myself. I am working
full time and working at night as well. There are only twenty-four hours a day. Without
technology, there is no way I can finish my schoolwork. Is it not the same reason for all of us
taking online classes now? I agree that, sometimes, we rely on searching information on
google a lot. However, when we search on google, we must read through every single piece of
information it provides carefully. Then, we must filter out and look for the relevant
information. Does it not sound like another way of learning? Also, behind the screens, there
are a lot of people working on reading the textbook and doing a lot research before they post
that information online and share them with everyone else. For this reason, I don't think using
technology to support our learning is flattening our own intelligence into artificial
intelligence.