After learning about the many uses of technology in present society I have seen the start of human augmentation and the potential growth of it. In current society, if someone has something about themselves that they don’t like such as their nose, skin tone, height, etc., they can get a surgery to change it. People get procedures to augment any part of their body through the use of cosmetic surgery. Through the use of prosthetics, amputees have been able to regain mobility and use of their other limbs. In the future, I believe I will see human augmentations with AI in it. These procedures would likely enhance their prosthetic’s capabilities through the use of AI, thus giving the people almost superhuman abilities. I believe that people who can afford the procedure would likely get it. This is because many people would love to be able to do and try things they once could not. For others, we may see them getting the procedure to try to be on a leveled playing field as those who have the augmentations.
These augmentations may be cool, however, I personally would not want to augment my body. I naturally have everything that I need and through acquisition of knowledge I can grow without have to cause modifications to my body. Although the idea of getting augmentations that could make me be stronger and able to think faster sounds nice, the reality is that with more power comes more responsibility. Any adaptation that adds additional power to people is unacceptable in my view. Many people who have power in other ways such as through money, popularity, or weaponry typically misuse and abuse groups that they view as lesser than them. In some cases, they may not even intentionally harm these individuals but they can get caught in the crossfire between them and other individuals who have equal power. These augmentations would cause another source of harm to society.
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