What does it all mean?

My first reaction to watching the video was: "oh my god, terminator". As humans become more dependent upon technology, what will the future look like? Perhaps we're discovering all our minds can handle and will soon make the switch to technological means to discover what the human mind simply can't handle. The video said that by 2013 there is the capability to have constructed a supercomputer that exceeds the human mind... First of all, how is that even possible, and secondly, why would we do that?!? As far as I know, all technological devices built by humans have some eventual roadblock since it is a product of the human mind, so it seems to me that the only way to have a supercomputer built that exceeds this boundary would be.. by another machine? But wouldn't this machine have its limits, as it was created by the human mind as well? It's all extremely confusing to me and if such a thing were to happen, just imagine the irony in humans making themselves obsolete to their own creations. Technology can also turn humans against each other, creating some conflict. For example, the video mentioned 694,000 songs being illegally downloaded during the course of the presentation. Lars Ulrich (drummer of super awesome band Metallica) had an experience with a large number of Metallica songs being downloaded illegally and this created some conflict in between humans. Sure, it's a pretty minor conflict when looking at the world.. but imagine the possibilities of larger conflicts resulting from the use of technology. Through the use of technology, it makes it so much easier to insult other people, and even fight them with technological weapons or tactics (IED's).

Speaking of humans becoming obsolete to their own creations, the video states that we are living in exponential times. The usage of "exponential times" should scare the hell out of us all, because when you look at exponential growth curves with any species on Earth, it has a seemingly steady rise in population then a very steep crash. Extinction. The carrying capacity of our planetary environment will surely soon be broken, and after that, there's no amount of realistic technology that could save the species.

This video means that humans are becoming victims to technology. I would think that the more technologically inclined a species is, then the more aware that species is of the outcome. Apparently not, which is probably why our militaries may likely be fighting over computers or, (like in terminator), possibly against machines in the future. All in all, this video really scared me and now I have a less-supportive view of expansion of technology.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHmwZ96_Gos