The positive aspects of artificial intelligence and machine technology becoming more and more advanced is the time it takes to do things. If there was a way to do things like organizing sources for a scholarly article and writing a book would be great. It would save so much time, and make peoples’ lives so much easier. It would save people so much time, energy, and money.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Blog #9
Monday, February 19, 2024
Blog Post #8
The term that I have chosen for the second each one teaches one blog post is confirmation bias. The definition for confirmation bias is people’s tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting, information that is consistent with their existing belief. It is a frequent occurrence among people because it is mostly unintentional. It also happens when people ignore information that doesn’t go along with their beliefs, and it happens when people retain information that supports their beliefs.
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Blog Post #7
These TED talks were very interesting to me. They were all about different topics relating to technology and privacy. The first video was about how your internet profiles are permanent and are equivalent to tattoos. The second video was about how the police track you and keep your information whether it prevents crimes or not. The third video was about how the smartphone’s messaging and calling apps are now encrypted making it harder for people to monitor your calls. The fourth video was about the outcomes of revenge porn and why the government needs clear laws for punishment. The fifth video was about how your email is not private and could be easily monitored. The sixth and final video was about how peoples’ devices give up your data and privacy.
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Blog Post #6
I found the websites Antiwar.com and The American Conservative to be very interesting. They have articles written about all the wars that the US is involved in. I think that the reason that people don’t hear about these stories in the mainstream media is because the government does not want people to hear about what they are doing wrong. The United States government always wants to be perceived as the “good guys” regardless if they are in the wrong or not. The US government will try to silence these sources by calling it “fake news” or “slander.” These journalists are forced to go to these lesser known sites to report, so they don’t get silenced.
I think that the reason that I have never heard of these websites is because the internet companies like “Google” and “Yahoo” don’t want people to find these websites. They would rather the major news sources that are supporting the wars that the United States are involved in because they are pressured by the government to do so. These companies do billions of dollars in business with the US government, so they do whatever the government asks of them so they do not lose their business with the government. If they refused to do what the government asked of them, the government would just cancel their business with them and go to some other company.
I think the reason that I have never heard of these websites is because these sources get labeled as either “fake news” by the internet companies. The mainstream media has been reporting on the wars that the US is the “good guys.” The mainstream media does not want to be accused of their reports being “fake news” and them being discredited as a reliable source. They want to continue to be a mainstream source, so they report what the people and government want to hear instead of the truth.
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Blog Post #5
I really found Arianna’s presentation about Google really interesting. I did not know that the co-founders of Google were Larry Page and Segy Bryn. I did not know that they both went to Stanford University in the 1990s as well. I also didn’t know that they were both studying computer engineering. I found it really interesting that Google was originally named Backrub. I think that is a really funny name compared to Google. I think that is a super weird name to have for an internet service. They also changed the name to Google really quickly. I am glad that they realized early that it was not a great name for a search engine. I can’t think of a way that you land on that name and decide to stick with it. They launched it with the name Backrub in 1996 and then changed it to Google after they received an investment in 1998.
Blog #11
I have a mostly healthy relationship with technology. I am aware that I probably use my phone too much. As of right now, my daily avera...
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Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph. Reed Hastings came up with the idea of a subscription based movie renta...
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I have a mostly healthy relationship with technology. I am aware that I probably use my phone too much. As of right now, my daily avera...
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The presentation I am writing about for this blog post is Landon Lozada’s. He did his presentation on Net Neutrality. I did not kno...