Author: Abby Harrington
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An AI Evolution of Rights
This collage is titled “An AI Evolution of Rights.” I set out to create an image that represents specific groupings of AI as it has evolved that correspond with classifications of human rights. This project, however, took a turn as I evaluated AI groupings, changing how I framed my perspective on both AI evolution and…
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Literal Ghosts in the Machine
As the 6-week long general elections approach in India, campaigns turn to reviving the dead for crowd attention. Deepfakes of recently dead politicians are covering election media in Tamil Nadu. Specifically, Chief Ministers have risen from the dead. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-rise-of-deepfakes-in-indian-politics-ai-powered-manipulation-in-elections/articleshow/108087728.cms In class we’ve discussed deepfake technology with politics as the tip of the iceberg freaking everyone…
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More AI in the Name of Progress
Why must AI be weaponized? Why must AI companies pirate books for training? Can’t we all put it aside and focus our human technological strengths on, say, the environment? Or, my anti-progressive view here is to simply shut down all technology and regress as society all together back to our hunter-gatherer days (maybe Jared Diamond…
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Yang and Non-Human Relationships.
After Yang (2021) is a melancholy film, and not only because of the beautiful piano and strings score and dim lighting. The movie forces us to think about Yang and what we make of his life. This concept ties into our discussion about A.I. rights. Rather than worrying about humans losing jobs, the film dives…
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Deckard is a Replicant
While I dove into the Blade Runner fandom, I discovered massive discourse surrounding whether or not Deckard is a Replicant. In an interview with Ridley Scott about the more recent Blade Runner 2049, he immediately jumps in saying, “Deckard is a replicant.” Explaining how he must be for the new movie. However, Scott had not…
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AI Dance Video
Click this link to view my midterm video. It is a short dance video incorporating Runway technology to transform dance footage. Dancer: Mia Shockett Choreographer: Ally Jones Music: “Barbie Tingz” Nicki Minaj
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Humans Make the Calls
Media and definitions surrounding artificial intelligence curate a specific notion that omits the large amount of human labor involved in algorithms. Robert’s writing “Your AI is a Human” sheds light on the reality of artificial intelligence. We discuss AI as eventually acting as a human or having human qualities. The fact is, these algorithms –social…
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One Man Show
Her is an unusual film. Unusual, yet successful, at least in my eyes, in the way the story was executed. My first impression after the movie was “most of the movie was close ups of Theodore’s face.” I thought about how few times he interacted with other humans throughout the film and how isolating that…
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Fembots Need a Body
Android refers to a human-like robot and is the default category, like robot. Technically, android is a masculine description that we use as an umbrella term. Don’t you worry, however, there are categories for female-gendered robots: gynoid and fembot. Robots are literally genderless. As movies, tech bros, and anyone else attempting to create or depict…