The Internet of Things is a pretty broad concept overall it's the name given to
the interconnection of everyday devices from appliances in your home to
automobiles with built-in sensors all the way up to biochip transponders in
farm animals and heart monitoring imp plants and humans essentially it is the
way that machines communicate with each other in order to improve Automation and
efficiency in daily tasks now this might be a bit of a surprise to some of you
but the Internet of Things is not even close to a New Concept though it didn't
receive its name until 1999 the first
internet Appliance was actually a Coke machine at Carnegie melon University in
the early 1980s of course this was a pretty basic
implementation of internet connectivity but the programmers were able to
remotely check if the machine was functioning and even check the stock of
the machine from their PCS as trivial as it was this was the first real proof of
concept for off-site monitoring of physical things now though we have
advanced by leaps and bound since the 1980s The Internet of Things is actually
still pretty limited compared to what it could be and at this point might even be
seen as a gimmick to the uninformed individual but it is growing in many
areas it is actually growing in too many areas to touch on all of them in this
video So today we're going to focus on how the Internet of Things is impacting
Automobiles and our homes so cars now
have sensors that measure performance indicators like tire pressure fuel
economy and various engine levels like oil pressure and temperature and some
high-end cars can even receive firmware updates that add new or improved
features a great example of this is the model S from Tesla Motors owners of this
car recently received a firmware update that added features like traffic based
navigation and location-based smart air suspension this is a fantastic
advancement as it allows manufacturers to update and upgrade their products
post launch rather than just adding the feature to the next year's model and
expecting the consumer to buy that one when it's released company that are
trying to increase home automation are currently focused on optimizing security
and comfort installing internet accessible cameras locking or unlocking
your doors with a smartphone app and adjusting your thermostat either before
you get home or before you get out of bed are just three internet-based
advancements available to homeowners today so to the Carnegie melon
University programmers in the80s this would have seemed like something out of
a bad science fiction movie but it's very real and is only the beginning of
what the Internet of Things is capable of I mean even today most internet and
connected devices require human intervention to really change anything
about them but in the future as more and more things are connected with each
other they can read off of themselves and each other instead of off of us so
the concern then is that if machines are going to become so intelligent and
efficient that they take over most of our day-to-day tasks then where do
humans really fit in do we have a point anymore and this is the main issue that
some of the greatest minds of this age are starting to address with this
growing implementation of automation earlier this year Bill Gates warned the
public that the demand for many jobs at the lower end of the skill set which he
determined as drivers waiters nurses and similar professions will be
substantially lower in 20 years than they are today and while it isn't
directly related to automation of tasks artificial intelligence is also a
growing concern Elon Musk CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX has recently been
trying to increase awareness about the dangers of AI in automation stating that
bad super intelligences could become a massive threat to our way of life in as
little as 5 years so what can we say about the internet of things then I
guess well it has the potential to increase ease and efficiency of Our
Lives by a large margin in the coming years and could potentially save lives
with instant reporting from devices that monitor our health but with an increase
in automation comes a legitimate threat to the jobs of the masses and a
Potential Threat to our overall health and safety with advantage in artificial
intelligence so let's just hope that we can maintain you know those
intelligences as friends like Jarvis and keep uh you know the whole Skynet
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