The most unsettling aspect of the readings was the potential
realness. The thought that what is occurring within these stories could
essentially be the world we live in is quite disturbing, specifically in We Remember It For Your
Wholesale. As a sentimental human being, I am extremely dependent on the
memories I hold and the impact they have had on my development. This strong reliance on the past
is an indicator that much of what we are is what has happened to us. Memories
are what we know to be real, without any question or doubt. The idea of
extracting what we know to be true and implanting artificial information is
extremely disturbing, for a person could be entirely altered with the simplest
alteration of their memory.
The idea of artificial knowledge or intelligence relates
directly to the construction of robots, for we essentially implant a memory
system within an imitation of a human. What is it exactly that makes a human a
human? Is it the blood flowing through our veins? Is it the skin on our backs?
Through the exploration of memory implantation, it seems that memory and
intelligence are not what separate us from robots and do not define us as humans.
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