The competitive nature of an expanding world resulted in a paradigm shift of health and medical science, research techniques and technical development. The world is advanced enough to register global phenomena and interconnected enough to link at extreme speeds to anyone on the globe, all in the palm of your hand.

But before you jump in line for the next installment of a watch that doubles as a phone, note the various side of the debate on rising technology.

There are two major opinions on the matter. The first is that technology is becoming too advanced and the onset of superior artificial intelligence is the pinnacle of such dangerous progression. The second opinion – arguably the more intelligent of the two – is that technology has no pinnacle, and innovation never plateaus.

An enormous opposition to advanced technology deals with a readily available access to web-based information.   

Results from an early 2015 survey by the PEW Research Center showed that “93 percent of adults say that being in control of who can get information about them is important,” while “90 percent say that controlling what information is collected about them is important.”

The advent of the internet equates to an ever-lasting, live database for every photo, video or string of malicious ones and zeros ever posted, tweeted or snapped. For some, sentient machinery is the basis for night terrors, fretfulness or instant flop-sweats.  

A substantial part of the American population is not only uncertain of technology, but also worried that technology will replace them outright.

An NBC article by Judith Aquino outlined “Nine jobs that humans may lose to robots.” Among the occupations were lawyers, soldiers and, unfortunately for me, reporters. 

Price is also an obstacle, and as the resources for higher-quality alloys deplete, cost of future ventures increase.     

On the other hand, some people believe that technology offers greater benefits than negatives.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported than “the age-adjusted risk of dying dropped 60 percent from 1935 to 2010.”Additionally, the International Federation of Robotics reported record statistics in the sale of domestic and industrial use robots – coincident, I think not.

Essentially, the premise behind the advancement of technology borders on breakthroughs in medical and well-being. If human are able live longer, healthier lives and robots can help, then we should not only continue development, but bolster research and development.

Since the invention of the radio in the late 19^th century, innovation and excellence in engineering spiked. No matter your feelings in the technological spectrum, it is clear that technology continues to grow exponentially and today’s newest inventions will be tomorrow’s old and outdated.