"Back in 2004, I asked [Google founders] Page and Brin what they saw as the future of Google search. 'It will be included in people's brains,' said Page. 'When you think about something and don't really know much about it, you will automatically get information.'
'That's true,' said Brin. 'Ultimately I view Google as a way to augment your brain with the knowledge of the world. Right now you go into your computer and type a phrase, but you can imagine that it could be easier in the future, that you can have just devices you talk into, or you can have computers that pay attention to what's going on around them and suggest useful information.'
'Somebody introduces themselves to you, and your watch goes to your web page,' said Page. 'Or if you met this person two years ago, this is what they said to you... Eventually you'll have the implant, where if you think about a fact, it will just tell you the answer."
-From In the Plex by Steven Levy (p.67)
Growing up with Internet, Media, and Technology and witnessing it develop, has made me realize that information was difficult to get when these advances in technology didn’t exist. When information started becoming much more easily accessible on the internet, it became really popular. I know for sure this pulled me away from things that I loved to do, like drawing and reading, but it also makes us really smart because we can get more information faster and knowing that this information is right at our fingertips is pretty damn cool.
Something about “filter bubbles” makes me feel restricted. I feel like if I wanted to broaden my knowledge or learn something new, I couldn’t, because Google filters a lot of things out and I wouldn’t get some sources out there filled with useful information.
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