As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, it’s becoming increasingly clear that it’s changing the way we live, work, and interact with the world. I mean come on; most people cannot even complete something simply without using AI. But here I want to talk about how I’ve watched AI transform over the different stages of my life. There is a big difference between how my life was before everything became all about technology and how it has grown almost boring with its presence. They’ve created two major eras.
Life before the internet, technology, and social media if I could put it in two words, I would say AMAZING and COLORFUL. A time when my biggest issue was what lunch I was bringing to school the next day. A time when all of my time was spent outside running around with my siblings and the neighborhood kids. Where school was nothing but bright colors, recess, and pizza parties. I felt so much joy in years when the world wasn’t completely overrun with social media and AI. I am not going to say there weren’t any of those things around like YouTube, Facebook, and Vine but it wasn’t our whole life it was just filler.
In many ways, life without AI meant less convenience but more direct human interaction. In a way, it felt as though it was easier to connect with others just simply by walking outside your door. But now it has become much harder people have a lot of social anxiety and a basically glued to phones and do not know how to interact in real life. #Screenagers
Now in the year 2025, the world has lost its color. Which saddens me but understand that the world has to evolve, and it can’t be stagnant. The world has surrounded itself with the internet. I remember the time when in elementary school we would have story time and sit on the big alphabet rug but now after having a little sister who is currently in elementary school, they have screen time instead of Storytime which is completely mind-boggling to me. Technology has changed the trajectory of kids today especially how they learn.
This reminds me of the conversations I’ve had with my classmates in the “Gutenberg to GPT: why write? ” class. We have always had conversations that talk about the evolution of generative AI and how the world has changed so much. We touched on a lot of topics on whether AI is good for the world or if it just causing us harm.
So, when I think about it’s not AI that has changed the world, but just technology and the internet. AI has provided us with so many cool things and new advancements but has also ruined others. People can’t do small tasks without resorting to the internet or help from artificial intelligence. I great example of this was January 19th, 2025, when the government cut off TikTok for less than 24 hours and everyone practically went insane myself included. We all became attached to a social media app, and it was taken from us we all lost our minds, to say the least.
Now when it comes to AI it has not always been used most appropriately. There was a time when people were using it to expose others and dox celebrities, influence, and even sometimes just ordinary. I remember when a famous women rapper, was getting exposed for things that were not he, instead, it was someone who created AI pictures and videos of her and sent them out to the public to humiliate her. So, in that instance, I think this is when AI plays a very dangerous part in our world.
With that being said AI does not have to be completely taken out of our lives but I do believe that it needs to be monitored to the point where people are not afraid of it.
As I reflect on the evolution of AI and technology, I realize how much our lives have changed, for better and for worse. While AI has brought many advancements and conveniences, it has also made us more reliant on screens and less connected to the world around us. I believe that technology, including AI, should be embraced but with caution. In some way, somehow, we need to find a balance where we can use AI for its benefits while still maintaining real human connections and interactions. So basically, what I’m trying to say is that we must monitor its use, so we don’t lose sight of the things that make life colorful and meaningful.