Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Technology: Here and Afar

Technology is big in most places. It is ever-evolving in most places. But issues with technology are different mattering what city, state, or country you live in. Issues can be as big as changing the way of life of an entire country, or as small as changing a portion of a town. No matter how big or small an issue with technology is, it's importance is not lessened in the slightest.

Drone, Flying, Floating, Camera
(Pixabay)
I was born in New Hampshire. I have always resided in New Hampshire. So whatever technological advancement happens in New Hampshire, it is important to me. Recently, the town of Portsmouth added drones to it's police force. According to Govtech, the drones will be used to identify people from 200 feet above. They will also be used to create a vertical view of a crime scene.

This is an important technological advancement, especially in the world of law enforcement, because of the higher viewpoint a drone has. You can move the drone 200 feet in the air and see an entire crime scene, instead of having to look at the crime scene fragmented at ground level. As this tech keeps advancing it will be interesting to see all the perspectives that can be given to a crime scene or building in question.

As well as being a New Hampshire resident, I am also a U.S. citizen. The U.S. works with other countries. They also have some countries that they should work with. According to Fu Ying of the South China Morning Post, America and China should work together to help make A.I. better for our future. After all, the U.S. and China are the two world leaders when it comes to A.I.. This will most likely not happen, at least not in the near future, due to tension between the U.S. and China.

I agree with Fu Ying's opinion about this topic. If the leaders of A.I. worked together in the future, then how could A.I. go wrong in the future. It is unfortunate that the U.S. have tension on more political matters, but that shouldn't affect technological matters. A.I. has issues, and they will be worked out in the future, but they will be worked out much faster if both China and the U.S. were able to work together to create foolproof A.I..

Works Cited

Dinan, Elizabeth. "New Hampshire Town Launches New Police Drone Squad."
     Govtech, 25 Nov. 2019, www.govtech.com/public-safety/
     New-Hampshire-Town-Launches-New-Police-Drone-Squad.html. Accessed 10 Dec.
     2019.

"Drone Flying Floating Camera." Pixabay, pixabay.com/photos/
     drone-flying-floating-camera-1245980/. Accessed 10 Dec. 2019.

Ying, Fu. "Why the US should join China in future-proofing AI technology."
     South China Morning Post, 5 Dec. 2019, www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/
     article/3038888/
     west-has-more-gain-allowing-chinese-tech-its-markets-seeking-block.
     Accessed 10 Dec. 2019.


3 comments:

  1. What kind of AI should the US and China be working on together? Aren't there some issues between the US and China as related to economics and trade, especially as related to technology?

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  2. Yes some of the issues connect to economics and trade. The point I was getting at was a union between the two countries would be close to impossible due to issues. All of A.I. is what I meant by just saying A.I..

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  3. I think maybe people would be less likely to commit crimes if they feel they are always being watched no matter what

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