IGCSE ICT - Types and Components of Computer Systems - Impact of Emerging Technologies - Ajiro Tech - Part 5

1.5 Emerging technologies
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• Describe how emerging technologies are having an impact on everyday life (e.g.
artificial intelligence, biometrics, vision enhancement, robotics, quantum cryptography,
computer-assisted translation, 3D and holographic imaging, virtual reality
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Impact of emerging technologies
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a machine or application which carries out a task that
requires some degree of intelligence
❖ the use of language
❖ recognising a person’s face
❖ the ability to operate machinery, such as a car, aeroplane,
train, and so on
❖ analysing data to predict the outcome of a future event,
for example weather forecasting
❖ robots may not injure a human through action or inaction
❖ robots must obey order given by humans without question
❖ a robot must protect itself unless it conflicts with the two laws
above.
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Negative impacts of AI
Examples such as An autonomous (driverless) vehicle, Robotic research give a very favourable
view of the effect of AI on our everyday lives. However, in any balanced argument, we should
also consider the drawbacks of the new technology:
❖ could lead to many job losses in a number of
areas in manufacturing
❖ dependency on technology and the inability to
carry out tasks done by robots could be an issue
in the future
» loss of skills – even now, skills from previous
generations have been lost as humans have been
replaced by machines and software applications.
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Extended reality
Extended reality (XR) refers to real and virtual combined environments, and is a
‘catch all’ term for all immersive technologies.
The three most common examples now are:
❖ augmented reality (AR)
❖ virtual reality (VR)
❖ mixed reality (MR).
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The features of augmented reality include:
❖ allow the user to experience the relationship between digital (virtual) and physical
(real) worlds
❖ virtual information and objects are overlaid onto real-world situations
❖ the real world is enhanced with digital details, such as images, text and animation
❖ the user can experience the AR world through special goggles or via
smartphone/phablet screens
❖ the user is not isolated from the real world and is still able to interact and see
what is going on in front of them
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Extended reality
Extended reality (XR) refers to real and virtual combined environments, and is a
‘catch all’ term for all immersive technologies.
The three most common examples now are:
❖ augmented reality (AR)
❖ virtual reality (VR)
❖ mixed reality (MR).
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Augmented reality will have an impact on all the following areas:
❖ safety and rescue operations (for example, it is possible to provide 3D images of
an area where a rescue mission is to take place, giving the team the opportunity to
interact with the environment and try out rescue procedures before doing the real
thing)
❖ shopping and retail (this is one of the big areas – for example, using your
smartphone camera you can try out make-up and see how it looks on you before
buying it
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Virtual reality is an artificial environment that is created with software. The user
will normally wear a head mounted display which will simulates their physical
presence in places in the real world or imagined worlds.
The features of virtual reality
❖ the ability to take the user out of the real-world environment
into a virtual (unreal) digital environment
❖ in contrast to AR, the user is fully immersed in a simulated digital
world
❖ users must wear a VR headset or a head-mounted display which
allows a 360° view of the virtual world
❖ this technology can be used to good effect in: medicine
(teaching operation procedures), construction, engineering and
the military.
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Virtual reality is an artificial environment that is created with software. The user
will normally wear a head mounted display which will simulates their physical
presence in places in the real world or imagined worlds.
In the future, virtual reality will have an impact on all the following areas
❖ military applications (example, training to operate a new tank)
❖ education (example, looking inside an ancient building as part of
a history lesson)
❖ healthcare (e.g., as a diagnostic tool to recommend treatment)
❖ entertainment (for example, games where gloves, goggles or
helmets are worn to fully immerse players and make it seem
very real)
❖ fashion (e.g., to do fashion shows before doing the real thing)
❖ business (e.g., training courses and role-playing scenarios for
staff)
❖ » engineering (e.g., seeing how new designs like bridges will look
in an existing environment)
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