computer & society

discrete representations & AI

imagine a sentient algorithm, trained off reality only captured by digital cameras and texts. discrete representations through pixels. they do not 'see' the same way we do. it does not 'listen' the way we hear. instead, just a vector of a position of pixel and its represented color. just a representation of reality.

technically wrong by Sara Wachter-Boettcher

3 sentence summary

1. we live in a society made by people who don’t like to admit their humanity

2. these people are very selective, despite their efforts to gain positive PR

3. technology is pretty good, but we shouldn’t pretend that code is this objective way we have to live life, it too is merely made by humans

something about kids-tech makes me feel uncomfortable. i feel like kids don’t have enough cognition to recognize the distinction between the virtual and the physical. so the experiment is so effective because there is an emotional connection and some intimacy between the child and the object. however, wouldn’t it be traumatizing if they find out th