A. Serackis: „Baimę mums kelia ne technologijos, o informacijos ir žinių apie jas trūkumas“

Abstract

Naujosios technologijos neatpažįstamai pakeitė, supaprastino ir praplėtė mūsų kasdienybę. Jau net nekalbant apie medicinos, telekomunikacijų, susisiekimo, saugumo ir daugelio kitų sričių pasiekimus, mes kiekvienas esame apsupti galybės patogių įrankių, neįsivaizduojame dienos be išmaniųjų įrenginių, suteikiančių asmeniškai mums pritaikytus sprendimus, patogius pasiūlymus, laiką taupančius atsakymus. Kalbant apie technologijų pasiekimus, neišvengiamai kyla ir abejonių – kokia neigiama viso to pusė bei kur nuves spartus technologijų tobulėjimas? Nerimaujame, ar esame saugūs, o gal nuolat stebimi ir sekami?

When we speak about the technological advancement, unavoidably, there is also a discussion on the downside of technology and where the rapid technology development might take us. We are worried if we are safe, or maybe, we are watched all the time. According to Prof Dr Artūras Serackis from the Department of Electronic Systems at the Faculty of Electronics at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU), our fear is rooted not in the technology itself, but the fear of the unknown – the lack of information and knowledge about it. “We must broaden our horizons to maintain critical thinking and to be as objective as possible in analysing the facts before we trust or doubt something. If the facts are not sufficient and we do not have the time to learn more why some technology might be positive or negative, then we should avoid being categorical. We can’t burn down all 5G network base stations simply because we heard a rumour that 5G spreads viruses,” he observes. Professor Artūras Serackis researches technologies used for the development of artificial intelligence and virtual reality. We talked about these fields, the biggest changes during the last decade, accessibility of technologies, research carried out by scientists at VGTU, and, of course, our – technology and us – common future.