Web 3.0 Prediction Article

According to this article, Web 3.0 is more of a compilation of the aspects of Web 2.0 and advancements on them. Instead of having to do several search engine searches, Web 3.0 will possess the intelligence to decipher and complex question in a search and be able to answer the question like a person would. In the article, Jonathan Strickland refers to it as a sort of "personal assistant". The more this new Web 3.0 is used, the more it will learn about you; eventually it will automatically come up with your favorite or most frequented restaurants when asked "Where should I go to lunch?"

As advanced and convenient as this may be, I feel like Strickland's prediction of Web 3.0 is a frightening one. If this is really the type of artificial intelligent that we will all have access to, there will be no reason to think anymore. The same goes for the Web 2.0 that we are experiencing now. No one has to remember directions to get to a destination anymore because your GPS has it saved to memory and will walk you through the steps on how to get there. If Web 3.0 takes the turn that Strickland predicts, we will be doing ourselves a disservice and thus, dumbing ourselves down.