Nowadays, technology seems to have taken over the world. Unsuspecting people walk around mesmerized by the digital images on their electronic devices, where an unlimited store of knowledge is at the user's fingertips – thanks to the smartphone. Able to access information faster than finding a book, these phones have the ability to deliver vast amounts of knowledge at the speed of light. Tablets and laptops are easily accessible and within reach of users. Almost everywhere today people use electronics as their main source of learning. If you visit libraries, you won't see many students engaged in books. You won't see many study groups using dictionaries for unfamiliar words. However, you will see students immersed in their personal computers and smartphones, alternating between online sources and electronic notifications. These students and society as a whole are masters of technology, but not experts in reading books. Technology is replacing books as the primary learning tool and is progressing more and more every day as time advances. Some reasons for this change are that technology as a source of learning provides cognitive benefits, allows for a quick source of knowledge while maintaining the attention of our fast-paced generation, and caters to society's electronic addiction and habits. Contrary to popular belief, electronic learning does not have cognitive benefits and is therefore becoming more and more accepted in society as the primary learning tool. Steven Johnson highlights in his article “Everything Bad is Good for You” the technical aspects of how the brain works when using electronic sources. Mr Johnson says: “Your mind is engaged in the interactive content of networked media… but you are… middle of paper… engines, search has become much more intuitive and effortless. It no longer takes the same amount of time to search for information on a topic of interest. Search has become more targeted as computers have the ability to locate and offer valuable information in a short time. Books, as mentioned in previous sources, simply cannot keep up with the pace of our technologically advanced generation. As more and more electronic sources are purchased and understood, books are becoming increasingly obsolete. With computers before the eyes of billions of people, books are no longer considered the primary tool for learning. Paper books have remained stagnant for many years, but technology is advancing exponentially. The question is: Will technology advance to the point where humans rely solely on artificial intelligence? My guess is “no,” but only time will tell.