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Technological change. Technological change (TC) or technological development is the overall process of invention, innovation and diffusion of technology or processes. [1][2] In essence, technological change covers the invention of technologies (including processes) and their commercialization or release as open source via research and ...
Artificial intelligence (AI), in its broadest sense, is intelligence exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems. It is a field of research in computer science that develops and studies methods and software that enable machines to perceive their environment and use learning and intelligence to take actions that maximize their chances of achieving defined goals. [1] Such machines may ...
In the history of technology, emerging technologies [3][4] are contemporary advances and innovation in various fields of technology. Over centuries innovative methods and new technologies have been developed and opened up. Some of these technologies are due to theoretical research, and others from commercial research and development.
A century ago, the economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that technological advances would mean we would be working 15-hour weeks in the 21st century.
An axe made of iron, dating from the Swedish Iron Age, found at Gotland, Sweden: Iron—as a new material—initiated a dramatic revolution in technology, economy, society, warfare and politics. A technological revolution is a period in which one or more technologies is replaced by another novel technology in a short amount of time. It is a time of accelerated technological progress ...
The ethics of technology is a sub-field of ethics addressing ethical questions specific to the technology age, the transitional shift in society wherein personal computers and subsequent devices provide for the quick and easy transfer of information. Technology ethics is the application of ethical thinking to growing concerns as new technologies continue to rise in prominence.
High technology (high tech or high-tech), also known as advanced technology (advanced tech) or exotechnology, [1][failed verification] is technology that is at the cutting edge: the highest form of technology available. [2]
Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. [ 1 ] The word technology can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, [ 2 ][ 3 ] including both tangible tools such as utensils or machines, and intangible ones such as software. Technology plays a critical role in science, engineering, and everyday life.