One of the topics that stood out to me in Week 13 was the question, “Does artificial intelligence help or harm human relationships?” At first, one of my thoughts was that AI has few benefits in helping human relationships aside from a situation where an individual obtains proper advice from AI software. After the discussion,…
DGST 395: Week 12 Summary
The “Bot or Not” quiz was very interesting because I thought I would score a 100%. However, I guessed wrong several times, which was fascinating because several images did not look like they were AI. I thought specific images were AI because of certain characteristics; in reality, they were real. This activity made me think…
DGST 395: Week 10 Summary
Impressions of AI: Sophia, one of the most influential AI characters, was created by Hanson Robotics in 2016. When Hanson Robotics first developed Sophia in 2016, I remember its impact on myself and many individuals around me. Sophia is incredibly human-like; from what I remember, it was one of the first robots with these modern…
DGST 395: Week 9 Summary
I approached the self-evaluation with self-reflection and honesty. The reflection gave me a greater understanding of my areas to improve to be as successful as possible. After completing the assignment “What is AI?” I learned more about the truth of AI. Like many others, AI has raised concerns and worries because I need to understand…
DGST 395: Week 7 Summary
Emma’s “Big Project” Proposal
Here is the Link to my “Big Project” Proposal: Emma Lord’s Proposal
DGST 395: Week 6 Summary
“The Soft Truth,” by Leigh Alexander, is a short story that emphasizes the intersectionality between our existence and technological algorithms. There is a controversy where Alexander discusses her other persona, whom I interpreted as the version of herself who is consumed by algorithms and has made life-changing mistakes because of her digital footprint. My theory…
DGST 395: Week 5 Summary
During my first year of college, I took an introductory computer science course, which presented me with the complexities of coding. Learning about coding has made me more aware and significantly improved my digital literacy. Learning about the intricacies of creating any software has made me more interested in creating digital technologies instead of just…
DGST 395: Week 4 Summary
Week four of this course has been my favorite week from everything we have learned so far. When I was first introduced to my subdomain and HTML, I needed clarification and didn’t think I could make anything worthwhile about my website. After seeing my classmates make fan pages for their favorite shows, hobbies, or people,…
DGST 395: Week 3 Summary
In the third week of the semester, I learned a lot of information by experimenting with older software and HTML for my subdomain. An exciting topic we covered in class was Geocities. Geocities was a website that allowed people to create and publish software for free. Geocities shut down in 2009 and is now known…