Is the media taking over our lives ?

Since media and technology plays a huge part in all of our lives so I thought I'd talk about the Room for Debates article “Is Artificial Intelligence Taking Over ?”. Reading each journalist thought on the subject was more eye opening for me. I'm so used to using technology and machines on a daily basis that I forget this wasn’t always how people did their homework or research on things. We're always wanting the new thing that's coming out or that's better than the last when sometimes it can feel like technology is taking over our lives. I don’t think it's taking over our lives as in having control over them but more like helping us with our jobs or school work. When Susan Bennet asked “as machines get smarter, is the opposite happening to us?” I had to step back and really think about it because it seems like that's the case. Of course everyone has their own opinion on the matter and after debating with myself I think machines aren't making us less smart but more like helping. What do you think about Susan’s question? Do you think as machines get smarter the opposite is happening to us