Rapid technology development, Internet obsession, and general data worship are the main movements of the 21st century. Dataism is a term used to describe the thinking or philosophy created by the emerging meaning of big data.
Where does the word "Dataism" come from?
Dataism was first published by David Brooks, who understood dataism as an ascending philosophy, in 2013. However, no one paid significant attention to it until 2015, when the book Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow was published. The author of the book Harari suggests the possibility of replacing humanity with a superhuman man, or "Homo Deus" (human god), who is equipped with abilities such as eternal life. Its other points include the separation of mind from consciousness. According to the author, artificial intelligence is a thing with meaning but without consciousness. Besides, big data can become a new pattern if Homo sapiens is not dominant.
What do dataists believe in?
Dataists believe that the liberation of the flow of data is the highest value of the universe and that it could be the key to unleashing the greatest scientific revolution in human history.
According to them, the human body is an algorithm. There are two types of algorithms - electronic and biochemical (organism). It is only a matter of time before the electronic algorithm surpasses the biochemical one, as the human brain does not have sufficient capacity compared to the electronic one. The volume of data is so large that processing such a large amount of data using standard software and hardware is extremely difficult. An example might be finding out your bank account balance. The processing time is in milliseconds. And this is exactly the speed that the modern information market requires.
Today's advanced technologies allow us to store gigabytes of information and offer the ability to collect and analyze data on previously unimaginable scales. We can compare prices online before buying, buy goods without leaving home, but generally lead an active social life and work online. However, this would not be possible without Big Data.
Dataists believe that with enough biometric data and computational power, these intelligent algorithms know us better than we know ourselves. If this happens, people will begin to lose their credibility and humanistic methods. But what do you think will happen?
Man has the right to error, to irrational behaviour, but algorithms and artificial intelligence do not have this right. We try to catch a mistake in ourselves. When we make a mistake, we begin to exit this system and become a strange creature that must be controlled in some way. It prevents us from making a mistake and at the same time dehumanizes us. Technology puts us in a dependent position in away. And it's hard to predict how AI will change our society. This situation may reflect a certain position, especially for those who work with data. It's a powerful position where we all send data.
Big data and machine learning prove to be more sophisticated, and datasets believe we should pass on as much information and power to these algorithms as possible to allow free data flow to unlock innovation and progress, unlike anything we've ever had. saw.
We should ask ourselves the question, what happens to society, politics, and everyday life when unaware but highly intelligent algorithms know us better than we do?!