노후화가
빠른 것의
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obsolescence
[ὰbsəlésns]
쇠퇴, 노후화
몰락 (沒落)
공중 전화를 많이 사용할 때
우리에게 가장 편리한
전자 도구는 '삐삐 (pager)'였다.
그렇게 사랑받던 pager 는
The OBSOLESCENCE of pagers was replaced by
cell phones.
휴대 전화로 대치되면서
pager의 몰락 (沒落)이 있었다.
이런 몰락은 불가피하지만
(두껍던 진공관 TV 가
얇은 벽걸이 TV로 바뀌고
쇠퇴한 것도 그렇고)
그렇지 않은 계획된
노후화도 있다.
다음 두 상품이 대표적 예이다
Most of cellphones
have built-in
OBSOLESCENCE.
대부분의 휴대전화는
계획된 노후 현상에 처해 있다.
구체적으로 설명하면
사람들이 새 것을 사도록 유도하기 위해) 얼마 지나지 않아 진부해지도록(구식이 되도록)
만든 상품들..
Computers are infamous for their rapid OBSOLESCENCE
computer들은 재빠른 노후화로
악명이 높다.
그러다 보니 우리가 사용하는
대부분의 상품들에 대해
이런 공통점을 발견하게 된다.
The more elaborate the resource, the more prone it is to OBSOLESCENCE.
공급되는 것아 더 정교할수록
노후화가 취약하다.
(가구는 대를 이어 사용하지만
휴대전화 등은 몇년 되지 않아
고물이 되지 않는가..?!)
며칠 전에 읽은 obsolescence 에
대한 글을 소개한다.
Human cognition was seen as immune to OBSOLESCENCE, holding a unique position in our capabilities.
인간 지능 (또는 인식)은
우리의 능력에 있어서 독특한
자리를 가지면서 '노후화'에
면역되어 있는듯 하다.
(Psychology Today, November 5, 2023)
이런 일은 없어야겠지만 ㅡ
Old wife or husband can't be an example of
OBSOLESCENCE.
늙은 아내 또는 남편이
노후화의 예가 될 수 없다.
California Eureka
1940 1960 up down
John Nosta
The Digital Self
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AI and the Erosion of Human Cognition
Is thought itself at risk of AI-driven obsolescence?
Posted November 5, 2023
Reviewed by Jessica Schrader
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(사람들이 새 것을 사도록 유도하기 위해) 얼마 지나지 않아 진부해지도록[구식이 되도록] 만든 상품들
18 months later, the product was obsolet
these electronic products have built-in obsolescence"
computers are infamous for their rapid obsolescence"
the more elaborate the resource, the more prone it is to obsolescence.
The CD player is an example of obsolescence.
The obsolescence of pagers was replaced by cell phones.
The obsolescence of vinyl records was replaced by CDs.
The payphone is no longer used due to obsolescence.
The tube television is an example of obsolescence.
The film camera is an example of obsolescence.
And now, of course, the whole technology is obsolete.
Mobile phone technology is developing so quickly that many customers are concerned about obsolescence.
Once a useful tools have fallen into OBSOLESCENCE.
Planned obsolescence, if it ever existed, was no longer practical.
KEY POINTS
Human cognition was seen as immune to obsolescence, holding a unique position in our capabilities.
The advent of AI challenges the exclusivity of human "thinking" by blurring the boundaries of cognition.
The integration of AI into human cognition raises questions about coexistence, values, and potential conflict.
Source: Pete Linforth/Pixabay
Source: Pete Linforth/Pixabay
Across the timeline of human progress, obsolescence has frequently played a key role. Each societal epoch, be it marked by new inventions, cultural shifts, or intellectual revolutions, has invariably left behind relics of bygone eras.
Whether it's the horse-drawn plows of agrarian societies or the once-pioneering VCRs of just decades ago, time’s passage sees the old give way to the innovative. And as we evolve, so does the world around us, constantly reshaping the very definition of progress. And a critical question emerges: Is human cognition on the chopping block?
obsolescence (n.)
"state or process of gradually falling into disuse, a becoming obsolete," 1809; see obsolescent + -ence. Phrase planned obsolescence was coined 1932, revived as a disparaging term 1950s.
also from 1809
Entries linking to obsolescence
-ence
see -ance.
obsolescent (adj.)
"becoming obsolete, passing out of use," 1755, from Latin obsolescentum (nominative obsolescens), present participle of obsolescere "fall into disuse" (see obsolete).
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