The world our children live in is governed by technology and science. Corporations and Government can manipulate their choices in a much more sophisticated manner than ever existed before. Free will is still an option. However, there are ways to manipulate our free will using algorithms. That's right, those pesky math problems we did in high school and college have a purpose that go way beyond what we could have imagined. Algorithms have been around for thousands of years. The difference today is the use of artificial intelligence to figure out how we make decisions. For this reason, I highly recommend that parents watch this movie with their children. You partake in algorithms as much as your kids do without realizing how they impact your daily life.
Anything that has a choice can be impacted by an algorithm. We just do not see, what is in front of us. Yet we answer countless questions that are intended to complete an algorithm. Many times, we have recommendations given to us without wondering where they come from. For example, on Netflix, watch a few movies and you get a plethora of movie recommendations. That's because your data is being tracked. However, it is being tracked using very sophisticated algorithms.
When I was much younger, people warned about technology taking over our lives. Watching this movie, one can begin to understand the warnings are real. Technology is subtle when it comes to it's impact in our lives. It will not be the Terminator that comes after us as in the sci-fi movies would like us to believe. It is the ability of artificial intelligence to learn through algorithms how we think and learn.
The Secret Rules Of Modern Living is a warning shot for our children's generation. It is important to be aware of the impacts of technology on our lives. Without a common knowledge of how government and corporations will use algorithms, we will be vulnerable to losing our free will to choose.
Author's note: The movie is available on YouTube for free and Netflix
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