Will Computers Determine the Future of Humanity?

As fascinating as they seem, computer machines are increasingly taking over our lives. From web-based social networks to GPS systems and search engines, it is clear that we as humans are dependent on computers. For example, Google has now developed a driver-less car  
- See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J17Qgc4a8xY

   

And we continue to play games on the web and buy software that we think will help us in our day-to-day spending. Yet the big computer firms are competing to bring forward and sell the new artificial intelligence and big data analytics to other big firms. Of course, the benefits of new technology will go to the big guys who by the same technology can enslave the rest of the world. Furthermore, if and when machines take over work, the value of humans will drop...See too the latest in MIT's Andrew McAfee research on unemployment caused by technology:

http://andrewmcafee.org/2013/05/new-jobs-data-same-old-story/