Monday, April 20, 2015
My Milestone #3 Research Game Plan
My topic is the portrayal of robots in film. My works cited page is lacking scholarly articles and one miscellaneous source. I currently have 5 out of the required seven sources.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Blog Assignment #1
Based on several popular, scholarly articles, I will argue that the portrayal of robotics and artificial intelligence in the film "I,Robot" is largely optimistic and can reap many benefits when utilized correctly. In the film, the main character faces conflict with robots attempting to emulate human emotions.
One of my sources that I will be using for my research paper is a book titled "Human No More: Digital Subjectivties, Unhuman Subjects, and the End of Anthropology". The book discusses how the online world aids in shaping identity. There is a chapter in the book titled "Manufacturing and Encountering "Human" in the age of Digital Reproduction". The chapter opens up with a quote from President Barack Obama, who was speaking to a group of students at at Science Education event. "As President, I believe that Robotics can inspire young people to pursue science and engineering. And I also want to keep an eye on those robots in case they try anything". The chapter then goes on to explain the pros and cons of steering to an extreme, and the social implications of increasing reliance on artificial intelligence systems.
Another source that I will be using is an article from the Gale Reference Library. Titled "The Paradox of Computer Mediated Communication and Identity: Peril, Promise, and Second Life. I mention this article specifically because in a way, it extends on the whole issue of "construction of self" and diminishing "norms" mentioned in "Human No More". The article specifically states that rather than fragmenting self and identity, computer mediated communication allows us to construct new presentations of the self that might not be possible otherwise.
One of my sources that I will be using for my research paper is a book titled "Human No More: Digital Subjectivties, Unhuman Subjects, and the End of Anthropology". The book discusses how the online world aids in shaping identity. There is a chapter in the book titled "Manufacturing and Encountering "Human" in the age of Digital Reproduction". The chapter opens up with a quote from President Barack Obama, who was speaking to a group of students at at Science Education event. "As President, I believe that Robotics can inspire young people to pursue science and engineering. And I also want to keep an eye on those robots in case they try anything". The chapter then goes on to explain the pros and cons of steering to an extreme, and the social implications of increasing reliance on artificial intelligence systems.
Another source that I will be using is an article from the Gale Reference Library. Titled "The Paradox of Computer Mediated Communication and Identity: Peril, Promise, and Second Life. I mention this article specifically because in a way, it extends on the whole issue of "construction of self" and diminishing "norms" mentioned in "Human No More". The article specifically states that rather than fragmenting self and identity, computer mediated communication allows us to construct new presentations of the self that might not be possible otherwise.
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