If you rewatch “The Jetsons,” it’s clear that robots were initially designed to help humanity.
The show features a robot named “Rosie,” who serves as the family’s maid, dusting in hard-to-reach places and vacuuming under the rug. For a long time, gadgets like Roombas seemed harmlessly novel, alleviating the burden of small, unwanted jobs. But our relationship with robots as quirky helpers has changed significantly with the proliferation of technology and artificial intelligence.
It’s a cheat code for a faster, more efficient life — but a life that is safe, sanitized, and numb.
The rise of AI, for example, has transformed machines from helpers of humanity into its surrogate thinkers.
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Educators are sounding the alarm. They claim the widespread availability of AI has severely impacted the education process
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