Final Blog Post

     The first video that I watched was Futurama. This video showed what technology would do for the future of our world. All the future technology shown looked super advanced. There were underwater submarines that would be used to transport goods. There was also a giant machine shown completing the process necessary for a roadway bed to be paved. This "factory on wheels" was able to do about 5 steps in one operation. This would normally be the job of a group of humans however, this new technology seems to be doing the job faster and better than any human can. Another crazy invention that was created is technology that maintains the crops in a desert. The water used would be as fresh as rain. 

    The second video, Tears For Fears - Mad World, was very impactful to watch. It shows how much technology is changing the world we live in. Nowadays people are so attached to their phones and do not know when its time to take a break from our screens. People are incapable of doing simple everyday tasks such as walking and eating without their screens in their face. If we are on our phones all day then we miss out on everything happening around us. We miss out on the pretty skies, flowers, friends/family, and forming new connections with humans around us. If Cinderella and Prince Charming were locked in on their phones all day then they would have never fallen in love with each other. 

    The video showed a fight happening and instead of people trying to stop it from continuing, everyone was recording it on their phones. There was another part where a building was on fire and a lady was posing in front of it taking pictures. This is our generation now. We are losing all sense of physical human emotion. At the touch of a button we are able to send an emoji showing the emotion we are portraying. Social media makes it so easy to fake the person you truly are. People are always faking the way they look or feel. Someone can be feeling so sad and depressed but be posting pictures of them looking like the happiest person. Social media is fake. 

    Cyberbullying is a new thing that has been created from social media. If a video or picture gets posted online then everyone has access to it. People are able to comment whatever opinions they may have on the post. Sometimes the responses are kind but other times it can be very rude and mean. The negative comments obviously hurt the person in said video or picture. The video I watched showed how someone who got cyberbullied was effected. This person was so hurt that they went to the side of a building and jumped off. Instead of people calling for help, they took videos of this event happening. This makes me so sad. Our society is slowly getting destroyed because of technology. It is changing every aspect of our beautiful world. 

    My relationship with technology is probably not the healthiest. I spend a lot of my time on my computer or my phone. It is hard not to use technology at least once a day. It is now a huge part of our daily life. On my computer I am either doing work, online shopping, or watching a movie. On my phone you will find me switching between Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok. Technology might be taking up a little too much time in my life. However, no matter how much I try technology will always be a huge part of my life. My major is Social Media and Digital Communication. My future job will revolve around technology. So for me there is no escaping technology. 

        Technology does have a positive side. Technology allows us to be able to take pictures and videos. This is a way for us to look back at all the memories we have made. I always love looking at my past trips I have taken, pictures from when I was a baby, or dance videos from the time I used to compete. Another positive aspect about technology is that it helps people communicate from long distances. I currently attend school in North Carolina while my family is back in Miami. Technology allows us to still be able to text, call, and facetime. I am so happy I still have a way to be able to keep in touch with my loved ones. 

    I would say I have a fairly decent online footprint. I am always posting on Instagram and TikTok. On my Instagram people would first see my bio which provides information about where I am from, the school I currently attend, the sorority I am in, and another Instagram account that I use. I mostly post pictures with my friends, family, and trips that I have been on. I love posting pictures I have taken of the ocean and pretty sunsets. On my second Instagram account that I have, I use it to post pictures I have taken. This account is called @sophieophotos. On TikTok I mostly post videos where you see more of my personality. I love making fun videos with my friends or editing cute videos together to make a great TikTok video. One of my TikTok videos has even gotten 1 million views. Which is crazy! Both my TikTok and Instagram accounts are public meaning that anyone online can see my accounts whenever they want.     

Blog Post #11 : EOTO Presentations

     I really enjoyed watching all the EOTO projects in class. I learned about so many interesting topics such as artificial intelligence, the spiral of silence theory, and gatekeeping. Artificial intelligence caught my eye the most. In the previous blog post I watched a video "In the Age of AI" that talked about the creation and development of AI. 

    The digital age of our world is forever changing because of the creation of AI. Whether we like it or not, AI is everywhere we look and has even entered into our homes. Examples include Siri, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa. These smart home devices are controlled by the simple sound of a person's voice. They answer seconds after a questioned is asked to them. This shows how they are always listening even if you do not think/want them to. 

    AI is a powerful creation that can make life so much easier but does raise a lot of questions about the dangers it may carry. Will AI take over our world as we know it? How many people will have their lives change for the worst because of AI? Do we need to be afraid of AI as it becomes stronger and more intelligent? AI was found to be used to mimic human voices, take over peoples jobs, write essays, and overall do everything a human can do just 10 times better. 

    The future of AI will decrease the amount of face to face interactions and social skills that humans have. People are starting to become more dependent on technology for entertainment and communication purposes. If this continues to increase then all social skills will decline making it possible for all our meaningful relationships to slowly disappear. Excessive time using technology will also create a negative impact in the social development of children. 

Blog Post #10 : Age of AI

     Artificial intelligence has been taking over our world as we know it. Its characteristics are very similar to the ones of a human mind. For example, both the human mind and AI can learn new information, problem solve, let their creativity run free, and they have very good observational skills. There are still so many questions to be asked about AI. Is this new invention a positive or negative aspect for society? 

    At the beginning of the "In the Age of AI" video that we watched in class, it showed an example of human intelligence vs artificial intelligence. The champion of the well-known Chinese go game faced his toughest opponent yet, Alpha Go. Alpha Go is the AI computer who learned all the important aspects of this game and knows what are the best moves to make that no human would have ever thought of. The computer beat the human 4-1. Everyone was shocked. All the watchers were positive that the human would beat the silly computer. However, they did not know how intelligent this "silly" computer actually was.

    I learned that so many people will lose their jobs and be replaced by AI. A very popular example of a new AI feature that is used by so many is Chat GPT. It can answer any question, write about any topic, teach you the steps to solving a math equation, or even just have a simple conversation with. This new invention is very powerful and could do the work for so many. Chat GPT could write an entire book and take the job of authors around the world. AI can write a song and take the job of song writers. The list goes on and on. 

    The more I think about artificial intelligence, the more it frightens me. China is taking public street cameras and are using them to identify the people walking around the city. These people have no idea how much of their lives the government is actually watching. This makes me wonder if the United States are doing the same. This also makes me think of the popular feature called Siri. Siri is an AI feature on apple iphones. Once a person says the words "Hey Siri" Siri opens up and asks what you need. Siri is always listening. It makes me question how many of my conversations this AI feature has overheard. Will this AI ever turn evil and try to use this against me?