Technology: Liberation or Enslavement? | Seunggyu Baek | TEDxIJSHS Youth

Core Argument - The central question is whether technology liberates or enslaves, and the answer depends on the user's attitude towards it [11][12] - The speaker advocates for using AI to find references and critique opinions, avoiding convergence and promoting divergence [12] Modern Power & Technology - Modern power, or biopower, normalizes people through self-regulation, restricting thought within the boundaries of common sense [4][5][6] - AI, driven by algorithms and probability, can redefine common sense and subtly shift cognition towards what is considered ordinary, acting as a form of modern power [8][9][10] - The structure of modern power is likened to a panopticon, where individuals regulate their behavior because they are potentially always being observed [6][7] AI & Bias - AI models trained with self-generated data can lead to convergence and bias, not necessarily in the form of racism or violence, but pure algorithmic bias [8] - Over-dependence on AI can lead to a redefinition of common sense based on probability, potentially restricting what can be thought [9] Historical Context - Pre-modern power was exercised by making people die, while modern power focuses on making people live but normalizing them [4] - George Orwell feared a society with pervasive surveillance and prohibited thought, contrasting with the relative freedom and cultural abundance of South Korea [5][6]