When it comes to robots helping with every day, household chores, yes, of course it would be nice. These two different sentences bring different concerns to mind. I get hints of it becoming a problem when Turkle says, “Some people are looking for robots to clean rugs and help with laundry, Others hope for a mechanical bride” (86). I thought it would be in the future, but Turkle has open my eyes to current examples of it already becoming apparent. While I do see the benefits of this technology and don’t have much of a problem with it, it is when technology goes too far and starts to create problems. Turkle is indeed right where everyday items, like the iPhone, carry out these actions, and the iPhone is just one example in society where this is the case. It recognizes our voices when we ask it a question, and when we do, it speaks to us as it gives us an answer.

It meets our gaze when we use our eyes to unlock it. Take the iPhone for example, it does all of the actions she states. She is entirely right in that we are currently in a world where events like these occur. While I believe Turkle is slightly wrong with this statement, should have been talking about AI instead of robots, that is beside the point. Turkle starts off this excerpt by stating, “Now, sociable robots meet our gaze, speak to us, and learn to recognize us” (85). Sherry Turkle discusses a lot of important things, but just like she did, I would like to start with discussing the advancements we as a society have made when it comes to technology. I believe that many of the points Turkle makes in regards to the negatives technology has on society are true, and that if we don’t do something about it, human interaction could be destroyed as we know it. In her book, Alone Together, Turkle describes many different instances where technology and its use has created drawbacks within society. One person who I believe gets the negative impacts technology is having on society is Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor, Sherry Turkle.

While technology has many positives and has improved the way of life for many people around the world, there are also many negatives that I find to be more hurtful to society that many seem to realize. We as a society are now instead, submerged into the forever growing world that is technology. So long are the days of human interaction.

Alone Together by Sherry Turkle