"The Machine is Us/ing Us"

"The Machine is Us/ing Us" by Michael Walsh Sheppard



I've honestly had to watch this video about four times to try and fully understand the concept to the best of my ability. The point that Michael was trying to get across is that technology is beginning to have a voice of its own and is expanding more and more each day.  Each and every day millions of people are logging on to the Internet and going on websites, clicking on links, sending e-mails, all kinds of things. The computer itself is then learning the patterns we use to access these specific websites or sources. Hyper texts such as HTML and XML can link anywhere virtually, making digital text much more flexible than written text. The machine is picking up on different texts we use to communicate and basically "uses" us for the information we provide to expand its capability.  I personally love all the new technology. Being able to access a source in two seconds versus having to go look it up in a book seems to be so much easier.  Although technology seems to be taking over the world and it may seem a little bit scary, I think it has its benefits for everyone.