Abi Lernzettel - Science & Technology

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somebody with a mechanical or electronic device in (or attached to) their body that enhances physiological functioning. PROS walking with bionic limbs when you wouldn't otherwise be able to a better chance of surviving certain heart conditions (as in the case of a defibrillator), which can increase your life expectancy improved mood and lower rates of depression for paraplegics who can now walk as a result of bionic limbs a better quality of life with new bionic limbs or heightened senses CONS AI & VR Artificial intelligence the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision- making, and translation between languages - refers to intelligence shown by machines - they can play games like chess, drive cars. autonomously - many experts warn about the potential risks of super- intelligent machines. bionic body parts and implantable devices are expensive the body might negatively react to implantation there are medical risks involved in any type of surgery Virtual realities (VR) A form of experience/ scenario generated by a computer can be experienced through devices like glasses, goggles or headphones designed to create images and sounds in order to make a user believe they are in another environment The whole issue of humanity comes into questioning. Your whole behaviour might be affected; you could lose the characteristics that make you human, such as compassion or empathy. The line between right an wrong becomes blurred. Cloning Cloning is the creation of an organism that is an exact genetic copy of another. This means that every single bit of DNA is the same between the two Dolly: a female sheep, was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell body, lived until the age of 6, when she developed severe diseases