New Communication Technologies-Dan O’Reilley

“In the Age of AI” had a very important section that talked about how users’ data would be collected by companies that would use it for their own benefit. It is a very important topic to talk about nowadays as it seem to occur much more frequently than people would like to admit. Mark Zuckerberg…

The video talked about a company named Embark which makes software that drives trucks. I was pretty surprised when I read about this as it seems like it could be very dangerous. The CEO of the company Embark started working with robotics and eventually was able to create a self-driving golf cart. I was really…

The video also showed something really interesting which is how some people in China are able to apply for loans on their phones. The process is surprisingly quick, and is fascinating to read about. I would definitely want to research this more, as I am interested in this new form of technology.

The video also talked about self-driving cars with an emphasis on what they are like in China. It talked about how the United States will be the first to deploy self-driving cars, but some think that China will be the one to actually popularize it. This is a thought that had never crossed my mind…

The documentary talked a great deal about artificial intelligence and how it is implemented in daily life in China. A man named Paul Mozur from the New York Times said he believed that China saw how advanced Google had gotten with their artificial intelligence and decided it was time for them to also work on…

AlphaGo was created by Google and was able to play the game, “Go” with real humans. I was not previously aware of either “Go” or AlphaGo before I watched the video. I was very surprised to hear about how old the game of Go was, since I had never heard about it before. I was…

The second article I used for my paper also talked about guidelines for data science. In it, the author talks about a study that showed that only a few schools actually had guidelines for data science. This was very concerning to read, as it seems like something that more people should be aware of. I…

Institutional Review Boards are essentially groups that check to see if certain research that is being carried out is ethical. I think it is pretty important to have these groups around. The second article that I used in my paper talked a great deal about these boards, especially when it comes to user data. I…

“Thisisyourdigitallife” was a Facebook app that was actually harvesting users’ data. I was previously unaware of what “thisisyourdigitallife” was before reading about it, but was shocked after I read how many people were getting their data taken. People would think that they were taking a personality test, but were unaware that it was harvesting their…

That same article also has a section that talks about how people can easily get manipulated by others during elections. Especially nowadays with the Internet, it is easier to create propaganda and use it to influence those who might not be aware of what they are seeing. I think it is important for people to…