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By Ayaan Farooq, New Delhi, India
(Technology & Society Column)
The future was once something we imagined in science fiction novels and distant dreams. Today, it lives quietly in our pockets, watches us from our screens, and learns from every click we make.
Technology no longer waits for tomorrow. It arrives before we are ready.
Artificial intelligence writes, speaks, listens, and learns. Algorithms decide what we see, buy, read, and sometimes even believe. Machines no longer just assist humans—they observe them, predict them, and in many cases, guide their choices. The line between tool and thinker is becoming increasingly thin.
Yet the real transformation is not happening in laboratories or data centers. It is happening in our daily lives.
A child in a remote village can now access the same knowledge as a student in a global university. A small creator can reach millions without a publishing house. Voices once unheard now echo across borders. Technology has democratized opportunity—but it has also introduced new responsibilities.
The question is no longer what technology can do, but what we choose to do with it.
As artificial intelligence grows more powerful, society faces new moral challenges. Who controls knowledge? Who decides what is true? How do we protect creativity in an age of automation? These are not questions for engineers alone—they belong to writers, thinkers, educators, and citizens.
The future will not be shaped only by code, but by conscience.
Technology should amplify humanity, not replace it. It should serve as a bridge—not a barrier—between cultures, languages, and ideas. When guided by ethics, creativity, and empathy, technology becomes not a threat but a powerful extension of human potential.
The future is already here.
The real question is: What kind of future are we choosing to build?
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Technology / Future Studies
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Technology, AI, Future, Society, Innovation, Ethics, Digital Age
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