Technology affects almost every aspect of life in 2024, from transport efficiency and safety to access to food and healthcare, socialization, and productivity. It's made learning more convenient, information easier to access, and has enabled global communities to form organically on the internet.
Even though technology has impacted our lives positively and allowed ideas and resources to be shared more easily, the overuse of some technology has been linked to a decline in mental health, increased social division, and privacy concerns. The rapid rise of AI tools like ChatGPT has raised even more questions about the role technology plays in our lives.
We take technology for granted every day – even when it’s delivering us the latest news in an instant, making our cappuccino, or connecting us with loved ones halfway across the country (or even the world).
So, to remind ourselves of just how much technology has changed society, we've taken a look at the most important ways that tech has impacted our lives in recent years.
“Come here Watson, I need to see you.” These were the first words that Alexander Graham Bell uttered over his revolutionary invention back in 1876, and it's fair to say that the trusty telephone has had a good run. Bell originally dreamed that there would be ‘one in every town’. He was right of course — in fact, these days, there’s one in every person’s pocket. However, technology has seen the traditional audio call being edged out in favor of messaging and social media as a way of touching base.
Another medium that has seen a boom in the last few years is video calling. It’s nothing particularly new – the concept has been around for about as long as Bell’s telephone – but the revolution of high-speed broadband at affordable prices means that it’s now easy to send and receive the amounts of data needed for a video call.
While video calling has spent the last decade slowly creeping into daily life, it’s the ongoing pandemic that has pushed it over the edge and secured its future as an everyday way to stay in touch.
Thanks to lockdowns and social distancing, families and friends are meeting up and socializing via video call more than ever before.
If you hadn’t heard of Zoom before 2020, you will have certainly become aware of it by now, and while there are plenty of other video conferencing apps out there, it’s Zoom that has emerged as the poster child for video chat in the public consciousness. In 2023, it was estimated that Zoom had well over 800 million unique global visitors a month.
In the post-pandemic world, more of us are working from home than ever. Many in-person meetings have been replaced with video conferencing as office staff swapping the boardroom for the bedroom (or wherever else they can find space to work at home) in droves. Now, based on data from mid-2022, Mckinsey estimates 35% of people can work from home full time.
While Zoom is a great tool for catching up with buddies, can it do the job of supporting your business through the pandemic?
If someone had told you just a few years ago that very soon, you'd have access to a free AI tool that could help you with all of your tasks, you might not have believed them. Millions of people now use ChatGPT, Bard, and other generative AI tools for all sorts of tasks in their personal and work lives.
Although it was only launched back in November 2022, ChatGPT has already had a transformative impact on the lives of students and businesspeople alike, making their lives easier by quickly and accurately answering questions relating to their work. According to our own research, 65% of companies are using ChatGPT already.
The AI revolution really is here. ChatGPT has been helping people with jobs like writing recipes, creating job resumes, crafting essays and poems, summarizing historical events, composing emails, creating spreadsheets, and even filing their tax returns. Others have used it to get free legal advice or plan their holiday.
The ChatGPT website is currently generating around 1.8 billion visits a month, and a Tech.co survey found that almost half (47%) of business leaders are considering using AI instead of hiring new members of staff. Some experts even say that soon, large companies will have “50 different AI tools” in operation.
Be mindful that although ChatGPT is useful and has already had a significant impact on the lives of millions of people, you can't – and shouldn't – use it for every single essay, report, or task in your day-to-day life.
Although using ChatGPT isn't technically plagiarism – after all, you're not copying someone else's work – many universities and schools now consider it to be cheating. Some teachers have said their students can use it, while others have banned it completely. It's also not perfect, and it's certainly not a geniue – AI tools often get things wrong, and you should always double-check the responses you receive from them.
Shopping has found a convenient and popular home online, but that’s not to say the high street is to be ignored – after all, you can’t really beat seeing a product in the flesh before you buy it, and you can’t eat out online just yet (you can order a delivery, but that’s not quite the same).
Technology hasn’t bypassed physical shopping either. Thanks to contactless cards and phone payments, we don’t need to worry about handing over cash or keying in a pin number – just tap to pay, and you’re done.
If you’re a business, then a Point of Sale (POS) system is a huge boon, regardless of your size. With a POS, not only can you take payments electronically, but you can also automatically manage stock levels, create electronic receipts, manage loyalty schemes, manage sales and so on. It doesn’t need to be costly, either – POS systems start at around Rp 300.000 a month, and some even offer free hardware.
Of course, you don’t need to leave the house to shop. With the vast majority of us owning a tablet, laptop or smartphone, we’ve all got easy access to a virtual shop front right in front of us, where we can buy pretty much anything we want.
Technology has also democratized retail. It used to be the case that you needed a physical presence to start your own shop – now all you need is a computer and an idea.
Sharing your wares with the world is easier than ever. This is thanks to the simplicity of website builders – tools that can help you create professional-looking websites in minutes, then sell your products or services. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of remote work and prompted organizations to embrace flexible work arrangements with the help of digital collaboration tools, which are increasing hybrid work cultures.
Remote working software has facilitated communication, workflow optimization and project management. This enables dispersed teams to collaborate effectively.
The shift towards remote work has prompted reevaluations of traditional office structures and sparked discussions about work-life balance and employee well-being.
Modern technologies have huge impacts on the lives of everyone. They have widened the area of progress by improving productivity. It is impossible to describe the life technology and its services in words. In this modern time, different online tools are invented to solve the complexity of work in seconds. These advanced tools help developers to design different software that helps to manage the work of data entry or other administrative tasks in an easier way. This sounds good for the other staff to focus on different other problems to work on.
On the other hand, Technology advancement helps a simple man maintain his daily workflow or complete his daily tasks on time. It allows him to organize the responsibilities in an easy way. While talking about productivity, you can’t deny the worth of technology at all.
Technology is evolving and it has been influencing our daily lives, shaping how we communicate, shop, work and socialize. It certainly has eased the work and has been upscaling the work culture across the world.
Even though technology has impacted our lives positively and allowed ideas and resources to be shared more easily, the overuse of some technology has been linked to a decline in mental health, increased social division, and privacy concerns. The rapid rise of AI tools like ChatGPT has raised even more questions about the role technology plays in our lives.
We take technology for granted every day – even when it’s delivering us the latest news in an instant, making our cappuccino, or connecting us with loved ones halfway across the country (or even the world).
So, to remind ourselves of just how much technology has changed society, we've taken a look at the most important ways that tech has impacted our lives in recent years.
“Come here Watson, I need to see you.” These were the first words that Alexander Graham Bell uttered over his revolutionary invention back in 1876, and it's fair to say that the trusty telephone has had a good run. Bell originally dreamed that there would be ‘one in every town’. He was right of course — in fact, these days, there’s one in every person’s pocket. However, technology has seen the traditional audio call being edged out in favor of messaging and social media as a way of touching base.
Another medium that has seen a boom in the last few years is video calling. It’s nothing particularly new – the concept has been around for about as long as Bell’s telephone – but the revolution of high-speed broadband at affordable prices means that it’s now easy to send and receive the amounts of data needed for a video call.
While video calling has spent the last decade slowly creeping into daily life, it’s the ongoing pandemic that has pushed it over the edge and secured its future as an everyday way to stay in touch.
Thanks to lockdowns and social distancing, families and friends are meeting up and socializing via video call more than ever before.
If you hadn’t heard of Zoom before 2020, you will have certainly become aware of it by now, and while there are plenty of other video conferencing apps out there, it’s Zoom that has emerged as the poster child for video chat in the public consciousness. In 2023, it was estimated that Zoom had well over 800 million unique global visitors a month.
In the post-pandemic world, more of us are working from home than ever. Many in-person meetings have been replaced with video conferencing as office staff swapping the boardroom for the bedroom (or wherever else they can find space to work at home) in droves. Now, based on data from mid-2022, Mckinsey estimates 35% of people can work from home full time.
While Zoom is a great tool for catching up with buddies, can it do the job of supporting your business through the pandemic?
If someone had told you just a few years ago that very soon, you'd have access to a free AI tool that could help you with all of your tasks, you might not have believed them. Millions of people now use ChatGPT, Bard, and other generative AI tools for all sorts of tasks in their personal and work lives.
Although it was only launched back in November 2022, ChatGPT has already had a transformative impact on the lives of students and businesspeople alike, making their lives easier by quickly and accurately answering questions relating to their work. According to our own research, 65% of companies are using ChatGPT already.
The AI revolution really is here. ChatGPT has been helping people with jobs like writing recipes, creating job resumes, crafting essays and poems, summarizing historical events, composing emails, creating spreadsheets, and even filing their tax returns. Others have used it to get free legal advice or plan their holiday.
The ChatGPT website is currently generating around 1.8 billion visits a month, and a Tech.co survey found that almost half (47%) of business leaders are considering using AI instead of hiring new members of staff. Some experts even say that soon, large companies will have “50 different AI tools” in operation.
Be mindful that although ChatGPT is useful and has already had a significant impact on the lives of millions of people, you can't – and shouldn't – use it for every single essay, report, or task in your day-to-day life.
Although using ChatGPT isn't technically plagiarism – after all, you're not copying someone else's work – many universities and schools now consider it to be cheating. Some teachers have said their students can use it, while others have banned it completely. It's also not perfect, and it's certainly not a geniue – AI tools often get things wrong, and you should always double-check the responses you receive from them.
Shopping has found a convenient and popular home online, but that’s not to say the high street is to be ignored – after all, you can’t really beat seeing a product in the flesh before you buy it, and you can’t eat out online just yet (you can order a delivery, but that’s not quite the same).
Technology hasn’t bypassed physical shopping either. Thanks to contactless cards and phone payments, we don’t need to worry about handing over cash or keying in a pin number – just tap to pay, and you’re done.
If you’re a business, then a Point of Sale (POS) system is a huge boon, regardless of your size. With a POS, not only can you take payments electronically, but you can also automatically manage stock levels, create electronic receipts, manage loyalty schemes, manage sales and so on. It doesn’t need to be costly, either – POS systems start at around Rp 300.000 a month, and some even offer free hardware.
Of course, you don’t need to leave the house to shop. With the vast majority of us owning a tablet, laptop or smartphone, we’ve all got easy access to a virtual shop front right in front of us, where we can buy pretty much anything we want.
Technology has also democratized retail. It used to be the case that you needed a physical presence to start your own shop – now all you need is a computer and an idea.
Sharing your wares with the world is easier than ever. This is thanks to the simplicity of website builders – tools that can help you create professional-looking websites in minutes, then sell your products or services. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of remote work and prompted organizations to embrace flexible work arrangements with the help of digital collaboration tools, which are increasing hybrid work cultures.
Remote working software has facilitated communication, workflow optimization and project management. This enables dispersed teams to collaborate effectively.
The shift towards remote work has prompted reevaluations of traditional office structures and sparked discussions about work-life balance and employee well-being.
Modern technologies have huge impacts on the lives of everyone. They have widened the area of progress by improving productivity. It is impossible to describe the life technology and its services in words. In this modern time, different online tools are invented to solve the complexity of work in seconds. These advanced tools help developers to design different software that helps to manage the work of data entry or other administrative tasks in an easier way. This sounds good for the other staff to focus on different other problems to work on.
On the other hand, Technology advancement helps a simple man maintain his daily workflow or complete his daily tasks on time. It allows him to organize the responsibilities in an easy way. While talking about productivity, you can’t deny the worth of technology at all.
Technology is evolving and it has been influencing our daily lives, shaping how we communicate, shop, work and socialize. It certainly has eased the work and has been upscaling the work culture across the world.
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