User:Atcovi/Unit 3 Lab 4: Robots and Artificial Intelligence


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 * 1) List three possible good consequences of computer face recognition.
 * 2) *Security measures, shopping easier, helps organizations in tracking members (https://www.itpro.com/security/privacy/356882/the-pros-and-cons-of-facial-recognition-technology)
 * 3) List three possible bad consequences of computer face recognition.
 * 4) *Privacy violations may occur, data theft, "predatory marketing" (https://www.itpro.com/security/privacy/356882/the-pros-and-cons-of-facial-recognition-technology)
 * 5) Brainstorm suggestions for ways to encourage the good consequences while discouraging the bad ones.
 * 6) *Use facial recognition for important situations, such as airports. The chances of data theft is lessen if at a very well-established security place as opposed to facial recognition at your local gym
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 * 1) Robots mimicking animals?
 * 2) *Au-Spot: robot dog that is trained to explore caves in Mars (https://www.livescience.com/agu-mars-robot-dogs.html)
 * 3) Challenges in robotics factoring
 * 4) *Challenges in robotics may range from inability to work to malfunctioning. Example being: "Navy calls on researchers to create firefighting humanoid robot (ComputerWorld)" could fail and end up attacking its own side
 * 5) How do robots help in the field of medicine?
 * 6) *Robots may be used in comforting children at the doctor's office, reducing childish tantrums and disruptions in the waiting room (https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/medical-robots/rxrobots-nao-doctor-visits)
 * 7) Robots putting out humans of work?
 * 8) *Robotic painting may replace human workers in painting cars (https://www.genesis-systems.com/blog/robots-automotive-manufacturing-top-6-applications)
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 * 1) Humanoid Robots: What are the social implications of building robots that look and act like humans?
 * 2) *Studies show that people do not favor humanistic robots as it may lead to identity theft (https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/study-nobody-wants-social-robots-that-look-like-humans)
 * 3) What about a self-driving car that has to make a choice between the life of its passenger and the life of a pedestrian? How does that choice get made?
 * 4) *The choice made will probably be in support of the passenger as that what it is geared to.
 * 5) There's also the issue of who gets the benefits of AI. The people whose jobs are being replaced by robots are disproportionately lower-income. How can we make sure that everyone benefits from developments in AI?
 * 6) *Everyone cannot benefit from AI. Life is unfair, and that's simply how it goes
 * 7) What laws apply to AI? What happens with a robot commits a crime? Who gets punished?
 * 8) *When a robot commits a crime, it is the manufacturer's fault
 * 9) Can robots exhibit racist or sexist behaviour?
 * 10) *Unintentionally, yes. It has happened before in the past: https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/03/15/470422089/can-computer-programs-be-racist-and-sexist. Harvard scientists showed that a name searched up on Google normally associated with black people was more likely to show an ad related to criminal records. One way to solve this behavior is by inserting more data, balancing out the various negative profiles associated with each race and sex so biased results do not show up.
 * 11) Throughout this course you have seen that technology has both benefits and risks. Imagine yourself working in the field of AI or robotics. What are you interested in working on? What are the benefits? How will you minimize the risks?
 * 12) *If I were working in AI, I would develop robot that can assist the medical or psychology field as that's where my interest lies. The benefits will be that one of the most, if not, the most important aspect of our lives (health) will be improved. I will minimize risks by performing multiple tasks and eagerly solving any issues that pop up.
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 * 1) Artificial Intelligence is a very active field with many interesting developments announced daily. Choose a topic you're interested in (like medicine, finance, politics, education, communication, law, gaming, astronomy, psychology, transportation, literature, international policy, etc.) and find 2-3 recent news articles that relate to developments in AI in that field. Be prepared to share what you find with the class.
 * 2) *https://futurism.com/neoscope/scientists-medical-ai-less-racist-doctors - Medical doctors appear to have "bias" when dealing with black patients, so AI will replace them and provide better treatment.
 * 3) *https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-01-potential-jurors-favor-artificial-intelligence.html - Using AI is more favourable than using physicians, making physicians less liable to medical errors.
 * 4) In addition to reporting new developments, mention challenges for AI that still remain.
 * 5) *AI is still in development and many errors, including human safety and privacy violations, still need to be taken care of