Virtual Scavenger Hunt-Blog #4

Today in class, Professor Andrew Fry grouped us into teams of two and gave us a virtual scavenger hunt. My partner and I were able to get an answer for every one. We each tackled the list of 18 items from opposite ends and worked our way to the middle. I was working fast, scrambling to come up with answers because I wanted to win that Anthem coffee gift card. 

I mostly used ChatGPT for each of my questions because I wouldn’t have been able to do it as fast otherwise. ChatGPT pulls information from several different websites, so I think it is a better search engine than Google. My teammate and I worked together to format the document so it was not as messy. I was amazed that I could actually get a full 5day travel itinerary for a family staying at the Disney Aulani Resort. ChatGPT had it covered.

I had no idea what a Tag Cloud was until today but ChatGPT easily generated one for Andrew Fry. It came out looking pretty good too. Now I’ll be able to call on that knowledge in the future when I need a tag cloud.

I wanted to make sure that I answered as many questions as possible so I didn’t spend too much time on each of them. This assignment although fun, was a little harder than I expected it to be but I was really glad that we answered all of them. I need six more words to get to 250, lol. Done. 

TCP/IP, Protocols and Internety Infomation-Blog #3

ARPANET, established by the U.S. Department of Defense in 1969, is widely regarded as the precursor to the modern internet. This groundbreaking initiative marked the beginning of packet-switching technology, connecting universities and research institutions across the United States. By facilitating early forms of network communication, ARPANET laid the groundwork for what would eventually evolve into a global system for information exchange.

The transformation of ARPANET into the internet as we know it today occurred in 1983, when it adopted TCP/IP, a comprehensive protocol suite that enabled diverse networks to connect seamlessly. TCP/IP is crucial for the functionality of the internet; it specifies how data should be broken into packets, transmitted across networks, and subsequently reassembled. The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) ensures reliable delivery by managing packet loss and overseeing retransmissions when necessary. Meanwhile, the Internet Protocol (IP) is responsible for assigning unique addresses to devices and routing packets of data to their correct destinations.

In 1989, British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee made a revolutionary contribution to internet usability by inventing the World Wide Web (WWW) while working at CERN. He proposed a hypertext system for sharing information globally, leading to the development of key technologies such as HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), and URLs (Uniform Resource Locators). While TCP/IP established the necessary framework for data transmission, Berners-Lee's web protocols made the internet accessible and user-friendly, allowing individuals to easily browse and interact with online content.

Protocols like TCP/IP are critical as they standardize communication methods between devices, ensuring interoperability across various hardware and software systems. They create a reliable means for devices to exchange information, ultimately contributing to the seamless experience users enjoy today. Without these protocols, the internet would not function as effectively, making them indispensable to our digital interactions.

I used ChatGpt for this explanation :)

Artificial Intelligence Summary-Blog #2

Last week in class, we discussed an AI tool called Notebook LM, which I used for this assignment. I uploaded my notes, and the tool generated a 13-minute podcast featuring a conversation between a man and a woman discussing the timeline of artificial intelligence (AI). The voices were so human-like that it was difficult to tell they were computer-generated. The dialogue was natural, with the speakers engaging in a call-and-response style as they explored the history of AI.

The conversation began with Alan Turing, often called the "Father of AI," who introduced the Turing Test in the 1950s. This test posited that if a machine could converse indistinguishably from a human, it could be considered intelligent, laying the foundation for AI research. The discussion then moved to the 1956 Dartmouth Conference, where AI pioneers like John McCarthy and Marvin Minsky coined the term "artificial intelligence," marking the official start of AI research.

The podcast also highlighted key moments, such as the creation of ELIZA in the 1960s, one of the earliest natural language processing programs. The discussion touched on AI’s depiction in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, which introduced the idea of self-aware machines.

Moving through the decades, the conversation covered expert systems in the 1980s, IBM’s Deep Blue defeating chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997, and Watson's 2011 victory on Jeopardy!. The podcast concluded by discussing Sophia, the humanoid robot granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia in 2017👀, illustrating AI’s growing presence in society.

I used ChatGPT to help me write this post.

...We're in trouble...Blog #1

The Machine is Us/ing Us 

Yep. And this is why when AOL online came out, and I was over at my friend Jenny's house, standing there while she sat at "the family computer", because that's how it was back then in the 90's, I was not excited. 

It's like that time after I had graduated high school in summer 2000, when my friend Roxanne said "Hey, you need to get a Myspace. It's this cool new thing..." I remember thinking deep down to myself, "Why would I ever want to do that??" 

And yet 24 years later, I am somebody who posts about my life online. Because I need to, and that's how it works now. 

But, I do believe this thing called technology is going to destroy us. 

I'm not sure if I need to say more about the video...

I will say that I basically went off the deep end at the end of 2003, and then came back up through the fires of hell here on earth to reemerge in 2017, only by and through the grace of a power that is greater than myself, INDEED. 

That being said, I was not really about my wits when many of these rapid advancements in technology were occurring, because I was wandering through over a decade of fated years in darkness as part of my waking up process to understand why I am on earth. But once I did come back to life so to speak, I began learning how to "get along and manage" with the ever-evolving technology that nowadays we cannot live without. Sometime in the late 90's and 2000's the world started moving so fast that I couldn't keep up and I ate the dust of the wreckage that my life had become. It took me a while to start everything over and try again.

I will say that despite my deficits, I have done quite well. This will be my 4th quarter at UWT and so far, I have earned a 4.0 GPA for the past two quarters, got hired in the career center and took on the task of being an officer in one of UWT's new RSO's called FISA (Formerly Incarcerated Student Association). 

The video was well done, however too fast for me, but that smart man could see what was coming and foreshadowed our what our needs to re-think many things about how we will operate in a digital world would be. An example of needing to rethink copywrite was given to us in Monday's class regarding a lawsuit over a copywrite denial of a prize-winning image that was generated with AI. ai-generated-artwork. 

 

Epic 2014

It was important to watch.