The Hidden Health Impacts of Our Technological World
As I continue to grieve the passing of my father, who allegedly died from complications related to pneumonia (I use the word allegedly not to imply foul play, but to acknowledge that his passing was recent and the details may still change until officially confirmed), one of the things I often remind people of is how many times he had “cheated death.” By this, I mean that during the latter years of his life and career, my father suffered multiple strokes.
I am by no means a medical professional, but I have often wondered whether the nature of his work contributed to the frequency of these strokes. As a professional radio broadcaster and DJ, he was a pioneer in using computerized systems for his work. In other words, he spent the majority of his adult life surrounded by electronic equipment and radio waves. I can’t help but think that this environment may have been a contributing factor.
One of the things I’ve been meaning to research personally is whether there is any correlation between prolonged exposure to electronic equipment and strokes. It’s a topic I hope to carve out time to explore.
I bring this up here because, as we continue to develop and deploy AI systems and infrastructure to achieve our global vision, it is worth asking whether we should carefully consider the potential physical health impacts on humanity and how we might avoid unintended consequences. There is already a lot of discussion about the psychological and mental health effects of these technologies, but I believe we also need to pause and consider the other health care implications.
Whether or not we want one, a pause or reset is about to happen on these large-scale Ai development projects, and now more than ever, experts with this kind of medical knowledge should be actively involved in the conversation for the benefit of all humanity.
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