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MAN AND MACHINE

“Read in the Name of thy Lord Who created. Created man from a clinging clot. Read, And your
Lord is the most generous. Who taught man by the pen? Taught man what he knew not. Most
certainly, one exceeds all bounds. Once they think they are self-sufficient” (Quran: Sura
“Al-Alaq” verses 1 to 7.
The message is that whatever knowledge we have is given by God and we should be thankful
to Him for this and use it wisely for our good and welfare. But excess of everything is bad. When
we exceed the bounds, the problems and miseries start.

Man and Machine

Something happened at the end of the twentieth century: the invention of the computer, followed by the
Internet and online technologies which brought great facilities and conveniences in our lives.
However, modern technology, aiming at automation, is causing dual harm to us: (1)
Economic i.e. causing widespread unemployment, (2) Social and moral degeneration.
The disastrous part of present-day technology is online technology.
Online shopping has caused the closure of malls which has already rendered thousands of
employees out of jobs. The introduction of auto-driving vehicles is going to throw thousands of
“drivers” out of job. More similar organizations are likely to face unemployment situations in
future.
The adverse effect of online technology began when we started using it in our social activities.
Before the invention of computers and technology, we had to wake up early morning, get ready,
properly dress up, move hurriedly and drive to reach our workplace on time. The same was the
case for attending classes in our schools and colleges. This brought us an opportunity to meet
the people, exchange greetings, socialise, participate and work together – a lifelike atmosphere.
Now, you need not bother to do these things You can now stay at home and get everything done
online.
You can do shopping online, do your job work online, see a doctor online, have education
online, marry online, and divorce online. I hope they do not start doing namaz and perform haj
online.
The future generation will be missing the taste of happiness, fun and joy which their
predecessors enjoyed performing and accomplishing a task with their own talent and
efforts.
Technology is the name of the disuse of the mind. Automation and convenience are too much with us,
so much so that we have reached a stage where we cannot move a step further without the
crutches of technology. Today we look like a mindless slave of machines.

We are heading to a time when there will be a human society of modern technology without
human factor.
What will we be left with if we remove moral and human factors from our lives? Juda ho deen
siyasat se to rehjaati hai changezi.
AI (Artificial Intelligence). This technology is already being used for different purposes. Shortly,
whenever we would hear anyone speak or sing or watch him in a video, we would be wondering
what to perceive: take something as real or fake as a result of artificial intelligence.
AI is still in the early stages of its application and usage, nevertheless, at present, it will not be out
of place to quote the following:
Following an interview with Geoffrey Hinter, known to be the godfather of AI, on BBC sometime
back, it quoted as follows:” AI godfather quits Google over dangers of Artificial Intelligence”
“The godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinter warns of the existential threat of AI – Amanpour and
Company”.
“The godfather of AI warns about the risks of AI – BNN Bloomberg”.
“The godfather of AI warns that AI may figure out how to kill people – CNN”.
The disastrous influence of modern technology on our lives is the unrestricted reliance and
preference on machines over human factors, exceeding all bounds in our efforts.
The process of employment of modern technology, eliminating the human factor, is a process of
de-humanisation..
The present-day world is desperate and in dire need of a movement to restrain and restrict the
sneaking “technology” into our lives.
Rakhyo Ghalib mujhe is talkh navai say maaf
Aaj kuchh dard maray dil mein seva hota hai
Ye daur apne Ibraheem ki talash mein hai
Sanam kada hai jahan La Ilaha Il-Allah.