Surrogates

This is the trailer for the 2009 movie "Surrogates". With the pace and rate of technological development in the field of robots, the idea of controlling a robot that looks like you, or is customized to look and operate however you want it to doesn't entirely sound like a fantasy. Operating a robot from the comfort of your own home with nothing but a thought process is an interesting and amazing concept to think about. A lot of good can come out of something like this. Wars can be fought without the grim idea of losing hundreds, if not thousands of lives. People who are handicapped can simple plug in and walk around as if their disability never existed. Although such a fantastic technology such as this might exist in the future, it can also bring about negative and scary things for society. A robot has no finger prints, DNA, or any way of identifying who is behind the metal. Terrorist can use these surrogates to attack people and places without even worrying about death. Criminals can exploit the robots to commit crimes without the real person ever being captured and brought to justice. Having a robot that can jump really high, run super fast, and feel no pain sounded like a video game wonderland to me, but when I really delved deeper into the idea and how it can be taken from it's intentional usage and forced to be used for evil acts scares me and I start wondering what our future will really be like with easy access to all of this advanced technology.

Even if this technology could be used for good and bad purposes, who has access to it? Would the robots be available to the highest bidder, or will they be sold to the man with the incredibly deep pockets? Who knows. Anyone who manages to obtain a powerful object such as a surrogate robot shows how corrupt and irresponsible humans are with the technology presented to us. Even in today's time, we use our own technology against us in every way shape, or form. Wars with guns and bombs and other weapons to kill, the internet where people often bully each other and other infinite ways to harm people, and video games that promote violence and negative aspects of the real world are just a few examples of how people can hurt others with technology that is available to even the most innocent of people.