The Near Future of The Internet of Things (iot)

As an ambitious student in the end of my 17 years of age, I am aware of the idea about IoT as it is very possible that in the near future we would all start using this concept of connecting devices that exchange information and act upon the received information to make decisions. Although, this idea is revolutionary and innovative, I genuinely think the cons would heavily outweigh the pros of using such technology.

By the year of 2050, the Internet of Things will have become more popular among youths and established itself as it is revolutionary and has numerous applications. In my genuine opinion, I don’t imagine a future with flying cars or skyscrapers reaching the vastness of space, but on the contrary, I expect people to have fully committed their free time to the Internet, thus being induced in Internet of Things more than they are now.

The suggestion that in 30 years the average number of connected devices per person will be 25 compels great interest in me as I’m young and my future depends on technological changes. The concept of connecting all of the devices we use is great, but wouldn’t this make us too reliant on technology. Already, people have started making changes in the form of applying IoT in their work environments and deduced that its appliance can be a very useful tool saving us numerous hours of work. An excellent example as to how IoT can be put in great use is if we take the agricultural industry. Even now, agricultural companies have decided to make use of the system and connect all machinery in one system, making it easy to set given parameters and leave the system to take action when needed to. The exchange of information between the interrelated computing devices acts as if it were humans exchanging thoughts and ideas, but in contrast of people, acts decisively when given a command, making it far easier for a company to work efficiently.

Yet again, all of the advantages can be disregarded if there is even a single flow in the complex system of IoT. Moreover, accepting the concept and application of Internet of Things can change our lives in a negative way. Allowing IoT to breach our privacy is a major flaw of the idea and is the fundamental factor making people hesitant to apply it in their lives, homes. Many sci-fi movies can be used as a suitable example to give an insight as to how such extensive amount of personal data can be abused against their owners. Additionally, another disadvantage of accepting IoT into our lives would be that many people would fall victim to unemployment, as it would make more sense to owners of companies to use and apply IoT to cut losses and maximize profits and efficiency. The last but not least important disadvantage of IoT is the over-reliance on technology it would impose on us. Automatizing homes and industries would take a devastating toll on people if the system crashes down and there is no way to restore information interloped in the communicating devices. Even the slightest error would plunge people in disaster if we were to be so reliant on IoT.

Although, IoT would prove to ease people’s lives and have a significant impact on our work environment, I cannot contain my concerns regarding the disadvantages of the concept.