Top 5 Most Dangerous Technology .

 Introduction

World  is embracing a digital transformation, innovative technologies bring greater opportunities, cost efficiencies, abilities to scale globally, and entirely new service capabilities to enrich the lives of people globally. But there is a catch. For every opportunity, there is a risk. We must always be mindful and prepare for possible negative impacts and potential misuse of the technology.

 

Following is the most Top 5 Most Dangerous Technology .

  

1.Nuclear technology

Nuclear energy is derived from the energy in the core of an atom. Power plants use the process of nuclear fission—the splitting of the atom—to create energy. Some nuclear power plants use uranium atoms. These are split when hit by a neutron, releasing heat and radiation.

Pros.

1.Carbon Neutral Energy

2.Cheap Source of Electricity

3.Powerful Source of Energy

Cons

1.The Danger of Accident

2.Burden of Nuclear Wast

3.Limited Resources

4.Initial Cost

Chernobyl. Chernobyl is considered the world's worst nuclear disaster to date. It occurred on April 26, 1986, when a sudden surge in power during a reactor systems test resulted in an explosion and fire that destroyed Unit 4. Massive amounts of radiation escaped and spread across the western Soviet Union and Europe

2.Genetic technology or Bio-technology

Biotechnology is technology that utilizes biological systems, living organisms or parts of this to develop or create different products.

pros

1. It can improve health and reduce hunger simultaneously.

2. It creates flexibility within the food chain.

3.It offers medical advancement opportunities.

4.It can reduce infectious disease rates.

cons

1.it can be used for destruction.

2.It could ruin croplands

3. It is a field of research with many unknowns.

Coronavirus is the latest and worst example of this technology.Long-term effects · Fatigue · Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing · Cough · Joint pain · Chest pain · Memory, concentration or sleep loss etc are increasing side effects of covid. Coronavirus has affected us physically, economically and mentally

3.AI Cloning 

With the support of artificial intelligence (AI), all that’s needed to create a clone of someone’s voice is just a snippet of audio. Similarly, AI can take several photos or videos of a person and then create an entirely new—cloned—video that appears to be an original. It’s become quite easy for AI to create an artificial YOU and the results are so convincing our brains have trouble differentiating between what is real and what is cloned.

Deepfake technology that uses facial mapping, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to create representations of real people doing and saying things they never did is now targeting "ordinary" people. Celebrities used to be more susceptible to being victims of deepfake technology because there was abundant video and audio of them to use to train the algorithms.

4. Spying Smart Iot devices

With the explosive increase of IoT devices, growth of social media, and rise in software that tracks user activity, the already significant depth of personal information is being exponentially expanded. This allows direct and indirect analysis to build highly accurate profiles of people which gives insights into how to influence them.

Cybercriminals are collating breach data and public records to sell basic profiles of people on the Dark Web to other criminals seeking to conduct attacks, financial and medical fraud. Almost every major financial, government, and healthcare organization has had a breach, exposing rich and valuable information of their customers, partners, or employees.

The increasing collection of personal data allows for surveillance of the masses, widespread theft and fraud, manipulation of citizens, and the empowerment of foreign intelligence gathering that facilitates political meddling, economic espionage, and social suppression. Widespread surveillance undermines the basic societal right to have privacy and the long-term benefits that come with it.

5.Insecure autonomous system

Everyone marvels at the thought of owning a self-driving automobile or having a pet robot dog that can guard the house and still play with the kids. In fact, such automation goes far beyond consumer products.

The defense industry has long sought autonomous systems to sail the seas, dominate the air, and be the warriors on the ground.

The risks of all these powerful independently-operating systems are that if they are compromised, they can be manipulated, destroyed, held hostage, or redirected to cause great harm to economies and people. Worst-case scenarios are where such systems are hijacked and turned against their owners, allies, and innocent citizens. Having a terrorist take control of fleets of vehicles to cause massive fatalities in spectacular fashion, to turn the regional power or water systems off by criminals demanding a ransom, or manipulating industrial sites with caustic chemicals or potentially dangerous equipment could cause a hazard to nearby communities or an ecological disaster.

Autonomy is great when it works as intended. However, when manipulated maliciously it can cause unimaginable harm, disruption, and loss.