Is Technology Making us Smarter or More Dependent? | #YPodcast

A very good morning to you. How are you? How is the morning going? It's exactly 7 in the a.m. 71 in the morning. How are you? You know, with this cold season, especially for the singles. Hello. Just be very very what do I say? Be encouraged in the Lord. Get married. Okay. Whichever works for you, be encouraged or get married. I am speaking to you as well as James John who I am with here in the house today. Yes, my name is Eliza. Let's get to hear from James how his morning is going some of you out there. This is Y podcast here at Y254 channel. Good morning. Come on. I know. There are many. But anyway, it's a fine morning. I think um today being the 10th of September like crazy. Yeah. Now the second week 20th or even 18. So the year is really going some of the goals that I had set. remember what I was saying, but you never know. It's Yeah, it's never too late. >> Until the 31st of December, you still have time to make your resolutions. >> December can push it to 27. So, we still have time. >> We see you. >> Anyways, yes, uh I love saying that it's never too late. Like >> you can make that step, you can make that change that you want to see. Um yeah like nothing is stopping you keep going even if the vision it is going to come to pass that is it like just believe and keep believing and keep believing and not just believing faith without action is dead believe and do something believe and work towards whatever it is that you're believing for and very soon or one time or one day you're going to see the fruits of your labor you're going to see the fruits of that which you have been doing. Okay. Yes. So that is it. We love you. We're very excited to have you this morning and yes, we're going to be having an amazing discussion. >> Yeah, of course. Of course. Yeah, there's there's a lot to talk about actually. sports and yesterday I did not actually sleep cuz I was watching a lot of our Champions League but I'll get to that cuz when my second come I'll get to talk more about sports but anyway make sure you stay tuned cuz we have a lot a lot to talk about starting now topics really making noise topics on your social media then after topics you come to the same music then after music now you come now to talk about sport so make sure you stay tuned cuz we have lovely lovely conversation but the The only conversation that caught my mind today was I was seeing a story with 5 kg of bang. So the main issue we have been trying to legalize but pass through. So the the the reason so much on social media is the lady 5 kg. So the penalty that she has been given is either to spend 50 years in jail to spend uh to to to get out with 50 million like bailout 50 million 50 million which is crazy money even the amount of money cost is about 16,000. So um this lady about 50 about 50 or 40 something 50 million which is really unfair to me but equal to me is very unfair then talk after 50 years that means 50 plus 40 or 50 plus 50 something that means 100 years. So she probably come to life sentence to her. So it's really unfair. I I was seen a lot of um a lot of comments by the social media people now complaining about it now talking about now they should not be that unjust. That's that's not how just it is. So maybe the judge had something against the lady that's why it went how it went. But you never know. But anyway apart from that there's a lot another story I was seen on social media after finally revealing the face of the baby. This is zero assumption but the assumption is the baby won't look as much look more compared to what people anticipated but apart from that the baby was amazing so there's that in a letter how they can be >> I I saw a post and people are saying that the baby looks a lot like Danma you know that AND YOU'RE LIKE WHAT guys come on like just our dad are crazy. That's but in reality has been through it a lot a lot on social media and like his character cuz I give up on anything cuz even when he came to to the limelight 2017 they never took seriously as a content creator. They normally take him as a joke >> until today. Yeah, 10 10 years later is still a joke to a lot of people but even the longevity that he has in he has in social media something very rare for years if you're not doing anything just get out there on the social media likes the amount of likes even the new creators are getting it's not that emotional example. She started but a few after she's done with DJing. >> Hey, she's done even before she starts. >> She said nah it's so enough people are criticizing people will talk. Do you know like let me tell you I believe in one like I believe in very many verses in the Bible but you see the verse that says that that tree that has fruits the moment you see people talking and everything that's where you're supposed to be nobody is bothered everyone is unbothered well you should think about it but the fact that everyone is talking about it and all that you should be like yes this is what I should be That's what you're going to do because they they now happy for you. And the thing is not everyone would appreciate. >> True. True. 100% mostly mostly if you're in Kenya, you don't you don't you don't expect to have like positive comments every time especially in Kenya. We go to the comment section to look for that comment that you just comment that you cannot but you're thinking about it. But never never what what I like to tell myself never be discouraged in whatever you do you never know but if you believe that you're doing something that is helpful to you keep going at the end of the day let's say that she's not doing that those type of bad content djing is is healthy so if that's how she wanted to do that career to change her career too. She could have done that. bad comments. That's why I like the spirit of saw and he never comes online. He's like, "Is that it?" All right. Most of the creators what they do that negative comment they like that comment then make a video response about it. But still has never done that. >> He's never done that. He's never actually responded to any criticism from anyone. And that's the way to go. You know, the moment someone is just talking and you're not responding to them, they look like fools at the end of the day. Like, why do I look like I'm the one that's stupid or something? So, you don't have to respond to every critic or every person that is trying to say whatever. >> Yeah. >> And another story. This is my story. Okay. Yes, we're very attentive. Liz is sharing her story. Okay. Now tell me why I leave work at uh 4:30 p.m. uh East African time. Okay. And I get to the bus terminal at at 5 and I'm expecting to be at home by 5:30. And so I bought my tattoo and I am going and then wast and you're you're wondering okay what's going on cuz this is very unusual >> forever like for the longest I've used that road and that has never happened to us. So guys I've told you and all those hours So just giving excuses the first I think you mentioned something guys do do you You will do you know like especially when you have plans the whole day and I was like even if I attend the last hour like it's as if everything was against me I am seated in The seat is a bolt. I think one bolt is missing or something. My back is in pain. I am tired. I love walking with books just in case I'm bored. I can't even understand what I'm reading. Like it was a terrible, terrible hours of staying there. >> Just your first experience. something. I remember every don't move at all. to go to patient tired. 10 minutes. Boom. You're done for the day. 1 hour 30 minutes 40 minutes. So that's how crazy the traffic is. But >> traffic is I I had one experience cuz I had seen the videos during the day and people asking this is not you guys for the longest. What is waiting for you? I was like telling you guys, hey, you you guys, you don't know what you're saying. This is not my >> until I saw that and I was Jesus. But yeah, we ABC Red Hill terminal. I think I don't know if it's being repaired or something. I don't know. I'm just I think I don't know. Maybe because Yeah, it was early probably. That's why but yeah we are hoping that that experience does not repeat itself ever again it's an accident but I'm like affect the whole day but here we are we are thankful to God that at long last we here with you okay >> yes another story that is very very very sad >> and crazy and um this is a little bit related to the discussion we're going to be having today. >> Um, >> DCI arrest three men accused of luring women through Tik Tok before molesting and robbing them. >> Yeah. So, maybe he's a he's a known person. I don't know because there's someone that his face is is hid. But yes, we can see some of the >> pictures pictures pictures that are here. Let me read uh the description that is here. Yeah, detectives have arrested three suspects in Roy over an alleged Tik Tok uh gang rape and robbery scheme targeting young women. According to the DCI, Emanuel, let me not read their names. Oper operated an anonymous Tik Tok account which they used to contact women and arrange meetings before leading them to secluded or abandoned areas where they allegedly sexually assaulted and robbed them. Some victims were allegedly forced to transfer money through Empessa while others lost mobile phones and other valuables. Um detectives recovered um six mobile phones and hooded jackets. Yes. And they um they say that the three suspects have been positively identified by five victims in separate cases reported in Burubu, Embacasi and Roy. investigations are continuing to trace other possible victims and people who may be linked to the alleged network. You know, this is sad and crazy because I know we are already over >> um the fact that you're just finding or meeting someone online and you're there, you want to meet them. You >> you know, it's crazy cuz I think about a month ago is a real issue like on social media is very easy for them to get even tricked. you sell a certain video and some certain pictures so that you can get a certain money. That's the thing that has been going on which is very unhealthy. Then this story on Tik Tok how they get lied to >> and it is a secluded place. >> Yeah. Then what I what I normally tell people is whenever you don't know the person's never assumption of course there'll be consequences but those three guys something has been going on in Kenya s apart from apart from now going to that extent even molesting them, even um getting into a place where they they even um they do those nasty stuff to them where but I think think doing a good job cuz it has been exposing I think the last time it was then remember like this something that has been going on but at least now we know so people now be more careful whenever someone approaches you on your social media Never trust anything. Just be very careful. >> Yeah. Offer you money for free. >> For free then try what works for them. >> But I don't know. I don't know what benefit the benefit of you. >> People are just evil minded. >> Yeah. I think so. I think so. To be honest. No, these are not, you know, it's not like how people used to say that you're kidnapping someone and then you're asking for a ransom amount of money and then all you do is tell them whatever it is that is in your 5K. It's a modern way of stealing advantage. Do you know like what happens to these guys? >> Yeah. They don't know what's going on. That's just to make sure that you're not conscious of what's going on. Then you get your money stolen under the influence in a way. But it's funny. I don't know what's going on and I know my pin. >> That's how drugs normally operate. So it's so crazy. These people are very smart. take the cash. That's how they steal your money. That's how they take your stuff. Incident, something sad about now the world we living in. Yeah, I can see you being on the street. You've seen those videos of maybe you're recording with your phone like that's what happens to you more than actually helping this person. >> I'm sure I'm sure I'm very sure like um the neighbors maybe the neighbors know exactly what's really going on. But nobody can talk about it. >> Nobody wants to talk about everyone is thinking whatever I say and then um they come for me next. That's what tell me why when you see someone being robbed for example in town and those >> what comes to your mind is exactly so like so selfish they're just thinking about themselves what works for me if it doesn't work for me if all in the list I'm going to be in danger watch guy and you know that's a very terrible way to live They're just stealing in broad daylight as if nothing is actually going on. I've seen but like something like that can happen. Don't please don't watch your brother cuz we all brothers and sisters okay brother is your brother in Christ we all family don't allow don't allows especially if you know you can actually intervene our life but if you know you can cuz let me tell you if five of us attack these people we're going to overpower them. Yeah. But now they're doing whatever they're doing right now cuz they know ah where are you going to Yeah. There's nothing you're going to do about it. >> Yeah. But the message is just be careful also the ladies and also woman story >> and don't walk alone >> never never trust anyone mostly on social media today but your social media is full of every every character that you can think of the good characters the bad the bad of the bad social media so anyone that approaches you with promises that all the type of house parties never go to a stranger's Never trust a stranger don't know them. You've never met the old type of dating is the best one. I can go out. I take you out on dates and all that. Then you never know who who you are going to meet in that weird person. 10 of them they can do whatever they're doing to people and it's not one person not two people it's cuz it's something they're used to doing and you see they're just luring a lady after another after another like we won't keep crying forever and the thing is most of the time your parents your mom your dad They're in pain because of what has happened. But yeah, but your parents are the ones that are going to struggle and suffer and cry in pain. So yes, do not let them go through all that for something you would have avoided. I am not saying that it's okay. You make friends. You never know if that's where your person is. But any in the public places if you're supposed to go out and meet, can't you meet in a restaurant where everyone else is? You know, can't you meet in open the person? >> Yeah. The first the first thing that you're thinking about or the first place that this person is telling you to go, it's their house. Think about that >> and be very very very careful as we wind up on that segment. Guys, Do you know I I this morning and I noticed that there's a guy around there but that guy used to sell coffee every morning. Every morning every morning. So I'm realizing like the whole space is just empty. He's not there. And I was a little bit scared at least a trend of a guy a man that is telling the wife or the girlfriend whoever she is like this guys like babe my but you know the part that we were trying to avoid mostly xenophobia what happened in South Africa foreigners get out of the country >> do you know that your sister and your brother is a foreigner in another country >> yeah true >> it's it's a round circle So if we start doing this this thing in Africa, >> our own Kenyans are going to start being thrown away from all those countries. way. I love my Y254 family. I know it's not you, but that person that is not even watching and that is not going to watch this show today. Yay. >> They're saying that they're taking the jobs, but in reality, nothing like that. Like we are normally used to them on the streets, the snacks, the normal things. But but we saw some clips bad way we pass that thing. Yeah. support community. So I think the issue was the issue was illegally. Yeah. the embassy just let the embassy know that's like after I think Monday was it Monday which was too late So even about 10 years 11 years actually one I was saying you can be a citizen by birth by marriage um by how how long you've stayed. If you've stayed in Kenya for more than 10 years you are a Kenyan. So um but now like there's a like there's a process you just need to go through but yeah you can be satisfi certified as a Kenyan citizen. Yes, unless what the president made it better, you know, they shame like you remember I remember burning dollar for this statement. You cannot shame the shameless. Like another thing that means there's better opportunity. And you see the same way this guy like why do you like why can't you put yourself in you know when you put yourself in someone's shoes that's when you realize wow so this is their perspective but now >> things aren't easy like we used to >> yeah so let's let's love one another we need everyone to be around. So make sure okay let's if you can be anything human >> and love the person that is next to you that is all we would ask of you that is that is all that is required of you. Yes this is why podcast here why in the morning on Y254 channel and we are on all social media platforms at Y254 channel. Yes. So, do you have a question? Do you have a comment? Do you want to tell us how your morning is going? Yeah, they are your brothers. Are there ladies? I don't know. But yeah, most of them it's the guys from the other countries. Check up on them because we are one family and we love one another. At least feel I was not alone. You know, it's it's good to feel that you have a community around you. Even if you're suffering, you're suffering together. You're like the spoiled child again. But the the good thing is Chinese deal. So and I know they're losing a lot of money also. So they can't keep they can't troll for a long time about even a week if it's going to take a whole week of jam. Are you even no sincerely? >> Yeah. But we hope that it it takes the shortest time possible to be dealt with because that experience I was even looking at that you know at times I get my own car but I was looking at what you're like okay I think you need a scooter or a bike remember telling you that having a bike is the best is best in town you're easy to cut through the lines. Anyways, yeah, that was the experience. So, what's going on or what was going on? If you can go home earlier, the better for you. Yes. And if you can just be ready, just be prepared. But if they tell us that the road is now well and back to functioning, we are going to be here to tell you because that is great news. It needs to be celebrated. Come on. Like the reality is the reality is you know we're not used to that you know >> I told you like the first last born of Kenya >> meaning for the longest I've lived there forever I have never experienced even >> ever >> even even 30 minutes traffic >> no like the longest I think it's to 10 minutes >> 10 minutes >> just 10 5 to 10 minutesant Do you know distance think 2 minutes sometimes even that's crazy most of the That's what happens. Hey, we have to complain until something is done. Eventually something will be done. I know they working about that and very soon that issue is going to be sorted out cuz yeah, what an experience. But it's good to experience these things. Anyways, they're used to that, you know. But I love you all guys from every every part of this world. We know I do for real. Okay. From a distance. But yes, today we're going to be speaking about technology. M someone here in this house told us that CC Jenz well it's good to be informed but um it's very rare to find Jenzi going to the newspaper but yes according to him he's saying that he saw a news item that was saying that um within 10 years from now I might >> or is going to replace humans a job and AI will take over and we've seen I was seeing so many videos um I have so many AI tech guys my friends in my contacts so most of the times and you're like wow okay there's a guy who was telling me that he has um a program it's like wi-i it's like a research Google or GPT but you use it without Wi-Fi or bundles. >> Mhm. >> It's like this is interesting cuz now at times you go to places that have internet and everything but now it will help you still get to access um information or research which is good. Uh there's a machine I saw that in you see >> I think with a high very high speed and it's not affecting the the crops. >> Yeah. So I have seen so many technological gadgets that are coming up and but that's the reality I was telling that the reality let me give you some illustrations Then the weed apart from the crops the bad plants. Everybody has a capability then go to any the can you prompt me can you generate a picture I'm a video for for anything that you're thinking about let's say something a poster designate this exact thing. You have seen it happen a lot a lot. So that means graphic design will need a graphic design anymore. Which company at some point I feel like this these AI or machines need operators. >> True. >> So upgrade yourself and the operator. >> My my argument was we cannot all upgrade. Yeah. upgrade but you cannot all work for the same company let's say one company with say company graphic designer video editor let's say the presenter then me for this presenter at the end of the day. So that's that means there'd be a lot of other people that be affected with AI in the next 10 years. come. I was talking to someone in Colombia back in 2020 like when you try to generate maybe a picture like that's the first question that you're asking. >> You can't look at it and be like the reality and the real and the AI >> now 10 years >> they've just they've been they are now that excellent >> but do you know that all these are created by people >> yeah true >> so why can't you learn to create them I am trying to look at that are out there now for people >> yeah nowadays you can create your own boat but that that means that it'll be helping you but old school trying to make a superelligence that means one can do it and it also can We underestimating it. But we can reach a point where you play even users. Gemini can do the same thing. Googleenally know you have talked to to the AI maybe some with some issue and you sharing your own personal things adriv therapist that means therapist boom then you get to a point has access to all the books just that's how things will end up in the next 10 years maybe will kill a lot of careers never know >> but now as much as that is going to happen I'm still very positive you can still remain standing fight to be the one that um is standing true yeah don't start giving up robots. No, like do what you do the best. Upgrade yourself. Come, you need to learn all these skills on how to do all these things. Go ahead, enroll on these classes that is in Ender online and everything. Study, learn, know how to do it because at the end of the day, no matter what happens, when you're super super super excellent, >> nobody's going to throw you out. Opportunities in as much Even if they need just one operator, be so excellent that you're going to be the one they think of that you're going to be the one because of how excellent you are. Yes. Be diligent at what you do. That is also very very very important >> cuz as much as we talking talking about they come to steal, they're also crazy ones. specialist you can go and train their own model but developing the model this one can work that generate like picture people who are all that information so there are people who are doing those jobs So for the smart boys they know they do it. Another thing is even compared to the transition we had digital from analog to digital same the next generation now things are changing we move from analog to kind of digital But if you could have upskilled maybe even to reach the same another different level that means that's how we fit into this new era. >> Yeah I agree we you so our discussion question today is is technology making us smarter or just more independent? Yes dependent I mean like smart dependent on it. Do you know right now um something as simple as reading the Bible I don't need a physical Bible to to starting just tell I am looking for this verse. So is it that we are smart or cuz now you know even when pastor is asking for example for those that go to churches where we preach with our pastors only we are responding see you know okay anyways let me not look like I am church but yeah you find he's asking there's this verse that says just typed. I'm at a class. So, um I don't know if it this this happened in 19 or 19 you're like when did >> 1998? Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's just that you have access to the internet and you can do your research. So, is it that we are smart? >> The dependency is so high. I've seen in people even the speech public speech people writing in the air then I saw you do want it to be make it more human But don't as much as you know like I was saying we take our jobs editor you still need to to reedit like you still need to go through that copy and make sure that it is okay mistakes meaning the editor did not look at this work again and again and again Because I thought before can make mistakes that statement is there. >> It's just because like AI it's not perfect. It it needs you to go and counter check and recheck again. So yes, do not stay sit there believing oh AI is going to take your job away. >> Yeah, that's that's what I'm telling you about need depend mostly on AI. I'm at cemetery anything um even the smallest message that you can write to a person maybe even a love message maybe even a birthday wish any type of message what will I say at times people even use jargon Mhm. Okay. Don't try to laugh at me. Okay. But there's someone who told me I plead the fifth. I was like, "Okay, what's that?" So, I went to what's the meaning of I didn't know. But you see, I didn't look like a fool to this guy asking what pleading the but no there's no there's no nothing bad with asking where's the don't even know what it means to flip the thing is really >> yeah it's really really making compared to that's that's I feel like sometimes millennials just >> even our producer actually was telling me that time they didn't used to have started using it I think 2022 we started Think 30 minutes and we still graduated. >> So crazy. That's a that's a that's a statement depend on it mostly depend on it aspect then you can become a little bit smarter but at the end of the day you're still depend you're not even you don't you're not using your brain to really thinkm or anything knowledge from then they bringing it to the argument you have not done research on whatever they have told you even 2000 most of them have not been updated 2023 most of them22 are yeah so that's that's why It has made us more dependent. I'm so afraid about what will happen in the next two years. I'm get to a point a small email difficult even you're not even confident about yourself but feel there's something missing. So yeah that's the best part of it. Just come to think about it. just I think that's how we should integrate it in our lives. >> Yeah. And now someone asks how to how to make this how to cook this tutorials. Why do we still need the traditional forms of education? >> That's another thing. That's why we talking about teachers losing their jobs because now even bring a teacher from then you can get a certificate from that sign in I don't know how it worked but I believe that's how it worked but now you can you can do all that with online So that's what's really happening. How to to make my phone run faster, how to increase anything about um about let's say computer computer related you can go to slowly but slowly how to make a simple code. But now I can do it. Can make you can make even the website can do all that for you then. So that's that's the point that we are in right now. I think the next five years even 5 years I think is a little bit closer. The next thing is you don't need that for type of formal education because whatever the you can tell me it's on the books. You get to a point where you don't need the physical type of books like it more digitized. >> Yeah. Digitized everything that you need. You just click a button and it's all on your screen. >> Yeah. Uh so I think we should keep upgrading cuz now the earlier we run into this and hold on to it and accept that uh this is our new norm the better for us and feel like it's too much. Oh we can't do this and that. Oh we just delaying but delaying does not mean that it's not not going to happen. Facebook came about they were like Facebook and people had all kinds of everyone is on Facebook and many more apps came about you know so join Facebook immediately at that time and say do so well right now it's even paying so um >> you the earlier you get uh yourself to AI learn as much as you can the better it is for you. Yeah. So that is where we are. We are in this digital era and it's not going anywhere. >> So upgrade yourself, do the due diligence and what you're supposed to do. >> True. That's all about >> there's a question about smartphones and um it is asking is it true that a smartphone is a necessity? Am it is just an addiction we have normalized? Do you know you cannot even add all that stuff. But there's a lot of different type of addiction and think phone one of the addiction. So just speak >> is one addiction that has caught almost everyone say 5 in the a.m. Tell me why someone is in the mat and he was a lighting and he's on Tik Tok and I was like jeez it's very early bro Tik Tok >> that's that's how that's crazy just picture a day a whole day without your phone I think the things that we addicted to social media you just then you don't You don't have Wi-Fi down maybe 5%. The stressed how stressed you could be on that day of social media. I think that's the social med for 2 seconds and you feel like you're sick or you can't find your phone and someone looks like they're not even okay at all. It's a great and a big addiction that people are actually addicted to. And it's crazy that >> like it's okay. Do you know do you know there's other things that are easy to replace like okay I'll get another but the moment the moment the following day can >> how can I get a new phone no I I realize like phones have become to a place where they Crazy my grandma 90 I think 93 92 right now she still uses the phone that's how crazy it is even even work people in work anytime Then we look at your phone later. That's how crazy it is right now. Yeah. True. But uh the thing is let's It's okay. Okay. It's not okay. >> It's not okay. No type of addiction is okay. >> Yeah. to keep yourself trying to see how we can deal with this cuz now most people don't even deliver online the whole time you see like it's taking up all your time cuz you always tell yourself the last video and you realize this type of new for with YouTube at least variety of content. This one this is funny different different times by the end of the day even more hours on your phone. So that's >> but now let's do not let your phone be the one that is making you not deliver and not be diligent >> in what you do. Okay. Yeah. Make sure that you you are excellent. That is the best best best uh attribute you can have as you are out there working. Yes. We've been talking about AI and technology and the reality is that AI mahal. So upgrade yourself. Make sure that you are in tune and up to date. What do I do? We were here to tell you to make sure that if you can learn, learn. If you can have a skill, get it because you're going to be needing it in the future. But for now, we're going to be taking a very very very short break after. >> Ah, there's a lot a lot controller himself. So we'll be speaking about maybe his career in music and some of the project that he has done. Maybe some other projects coming up and if you get lucky you can get that little freestyle. So make sure to stay tuned for that. Then later on I'll be bringing sports. So make sure you don't miss all those segments. So my good name is James. Can find me on social media. >> Yesi Eliza the TV host of the year. Yes. We are taking a very short break, but us like James saying, we still have a lot lined up for you.