Surveillance Economy
True or False: companies can track your data only with your consent
False
True or False: AI facial recognition can be biased
True
Define 'myth'
A sign/code value promoted through higher exchange value
True or false: instrumentarian power is obvious and democratic
False
It is camouflaged and nondemocratic
Who said that AI is an opinion embedded in math?
Cathy O'Neil
How does a machine pass the 'Turing test'?
When a machine can make conversation as distinguishably human
What is the definition of 'metadata'?
Data about data
Define 'filter bubble'
The algorithm targets content that it thinks will appeal to the user
A hypothetical point in the future when AI exceeds human intelligence
Give an example of instrumentarian power
- Targeted ads
- Algorithms
- Social Media
- Or others!
Weapons of Math Destruction are ___, ___, and ___
Widespread, mysterious, and destructive
What are Ray Kurzweil's ideas on AI?
- Top-down programming builds a giant brain (ex: chatbots)
- Bottom-up programming allows for evolution
Explain how Netflix is an immaterial digital economy
Hint: renting
- You don't own the movie, you own the subscription
- Loss of ownership
What does Joy Buolamwini mean by 'coded bias'?
Explain Max More's 'transhumanist myth'
The idea that humanity will transcend its biological status and become fully technological