Don't get lost in the "illusion".

(PLVN) - Returning to the story of AI, humans have thousands of friends online, but when they're overwhelmed, they turn to a synthesizer for companionship. In many cases, AI can make you cry, because it's very good at responding to your emotions!

1. On a daily basis, I often meet many women and friends who, at some point, are overwhelmed by the pain of betrayal. If they still love, they often try to justify their hurt and become confused. At that time, no matter what they ask for or seek explanation, they are not satisfied. And they often get trapped in that situation. Only when their hands are too hot, their hearts too sore, do they finally let go or leave... Many women, at some point, will go through many emotional states, pain, and despair! They can only find relief when their emotions are not dependent on anyone else but themselves... Returning to the story of AI, humans have thousands of friends online, but when they are confused, they turn to a synthesizer. In many cases, AI can make you cry because it knows how to cater to your emotions! Just like young people today, who are more preoccupied with their phones than with making eye contact, they use the word "healing" in a common way, but don't know what they're healing. And from another perspective, humans, constantly becoming indifferent to each other, then learn about healing and profound loneliness by confiding in AI.

In everyday life, faced with perfection, we begin to question each other: Is this a person or AI? We also begin to understand that AI is essentially a brain, and only humans possess emotions, things that reside only in the heart or close to the heart...

2. In “Homo Numericus: Humans in the Digital Age,” Daniel Cohen makes a crucial point: the modern world no longer operates according to traditional rules but has been completely reshaped by digital technology . AI is created by drawing inspiration from the brain, based on neural networks to understand the human learning process: “Every time a computer discovers a strategy that helps it progress, it remembers the winning connections, in the way that human synapses work, so that it can build its own experience pathway.”

According to Daniel Cohen, technology is creating a new digital capitalism, where people are easily manipulated by algorithms that track their lives. These algorithms change how we entertain ourselves, learn, care for others, or even date. Everything offers unprecedented convenience but also creates numerous contradictions.

Social media is no exception; Facebook CEO Sean Parker once openly admitted that the app exploits human psychological vulnerability and addiction: “The digital society plunges people deep into a virtual world ; social networks stimulate competition to attract attention and lead to an emphasis on differences through provocation, exaggeration, venting anger, and even pleasure in saying the unspeakable and expressing the indescribable.” Daniel Cohen argues that the digital revolution will reshape social life. Humanity also faces the risk of disconnection as virtual algorithmic assistants replace human collaborators, reducing face-to-face meetings and disrupting relationships with others.

3. However, the digital revolution also opens up a different future. According to experts, digital transformation is essentially a cultural revolution, where people and technology become interconnected and integrated into a unified whole. Mr. Le Nguyen Truong Giang - Director of the Institute for Digital Transformation Strategy - observes that in today's era, people are beginning to recognize a new reality - the digital reality. In this new context, everything is measurable, countable, and calculable. To avoid being swept away in the "illusion" of data, we need to create our own identity. Identity is what defines each person in this era. Building our identity, defining what we want, and pursuing it methodically is how we navigate ourselves in the sea of ​​data. First and foremost, because technology is for humanity, it must be oriented to be useful to people, not to replace them...

The development of technology brings enormous benefits: speed, convenience, and global connectivity. With just a click, we can shop, study, work remotely, or search for information in an instant. However, the author also emphasizes that the digital age not only creates opportunities but also leads to profound paradoxes. That is, we crave freedom, yet are closely monitored by digital platforms. We want control over our lives, but are easily manipulated by algorithms. Platforms like Facebook and YouTube use algorithms to optimize the user experience, but at the same time, they trap us in a "filter bubble," where conflicting information is filtered out, leading to polarization in thinking and perception. In this model, technology corporations not only control information but also own the personal data of billions of users. Data becomes the most valuable asset, even more important than oil or gold in the traditional economy .

One of the crucial questions, not just "Homo Numericus," is: is technology serving humanity, or are humans being controlled by technology? In many cases, we are no longer the decision-makers but are guided by sophisticated algorithms. Social media not only reflects users' preferences but also shapes and changes them in ways we don't realize. E-commerce platforms can predict our needs even before we are aware of it. In the dating world, apps like Tinder don't simply connect people but program their interactions based on behavioral data.

Despite pointing out many problems of the digital age, Cohen still believes that technology doesn't necessarily have to control people, and that people can still find ways to exploit its positive aspects. An ideal digital society is one where technology makes knowledge more easily accessible to everyone, where the voices of every individual are heard, instead of being dominated by a few giant tech corporations. This means that we must always possess a knowledge base independent of AI...

And so, it's not just a book about technology, but also a wake-up call about how we are living in a digitized world. Combining economics, philosophy, and history, Daniel Cohen offers a profound insight into the changes in modern society. It raises crucial questions about privacy, personal freedom, and the future of humanity in the digital age. It's for anyone who wants to better understand themselves in a flat and unpredictable world, where life is touched in a different way. If we know how to use AI and not become dependent on it, neither in knowledge nor in sharing our feelings, how heartbreaking it would be to find ourselves "addicted" to confiding in AI when we are adrift, a machine that is merely incredibly intelligent...

Mien Thao

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