COM 1450: media Law and Literacy Blog

EOTO 2 response: misinformation by Shanice According to Shanice’s presentation on misinformation it is described as, “ This information is false information that is spread, regardless of whether there is intent to mislead ”. You don’t know how it starts but somehow it spreads. Misinformation is unintentionally spreading incorrect information full of bias or misleading information. This information is used in propaganda and tries to manipulate narratives. Fake News is completely fabricated information used to manipulate the public. The Fake News tries to connect emotionally with it's audience and then manipulate their audience with biased information.Confirmation bias is when people ignore information from new or contradicting sources so that they can keep believing in what they want too. This is a form of Illusory truth effect in which false information is spread around with no care whether they believe it to be true or not. Misinformation is unknowingly spreading false informati...

 Age Of AI For the AI to work as best as possible, it needs a lot of data and it looks like data from everyone. China currently uses many forms of AI to Servall the public. Especially since within the next 15 years AI and robots are predicted to threaten 50% of jobs in the next 15 years. Increases productivity for large companies but leaves the workers jobless. Even today with self-checkout and self ordering stands, it is taking away cashier jobs across the country, leaving fewer and more difficult jobs left. “ they don’t have a cushion so the lack of economic stability married with the disruptions in peoples careers is a really toxic mix”.        China believes it can be a worldwide AI superpower by the year 2030 surpassing the United States. They also believe that they will be the ones to popularize AI and make it accessible and commercially sold to the public. Of course there are restrictions placed by governments.       When you search so...

  “The illusory truth effect, also known as the illusion of truth, describes how, when we hear the same false information repeated again and again, we often come to believe it is true. Troublingly, this even happens when people should know better—that is, when people initially know that the misinformation is false” ( https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/illusory-truth-effect   ). This is implicated in everyday life. The illusory truth effect has a firm grasp around the world.  “When we’re repeatedly exposed to the same information - even if it’s meaningless or if we aren’t consciously aware that we’ve seen it before it gradually becomes easier for us to process”( https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/illusory-truth-effect ). We as people have been conditioned to act this way, and participate in this effect. I do not see that much good in the illusory  trut h effect. The widespread lies and miss-information can only be harmful. It might protect a person's feelings in the mom...

  Ted Talks The government can see if you go to church or travel to the same stores everyday, and you are analyzed on this data and activity without even interacting with them. “Although much tougher to observe, the same thing is happening with surveillance equipment . NSA - style mass surveillance is enabling local police departments to gather vast quantities of sensitive information about each and everyone of us in a way that was never previously possible”. The police are collecting plate reading data about where you go and who you are with, without your knowledge or consent. It is a scary thing to think about, having the these powerful people holding all this information on you Christopher Soghoian also talks about how we can protect ourselves and our privacy. He talks about how because our phones are encrypted from the government we can use them to be smart and protect ourselves. Darieth Chisolm says in her Ted Talk, “our cyber civil rights are at stake. Here in the United St...

 Drones, presented by Blake The first drone was actually a hot air balloon flown in 1783 by Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier. Later in 1849 Franz Von Uchatius was influenced to invent the balloon bomb.And Nikola Tesla was the first men to demonstrate a radio controlled craft in 1898. When the great war started they found drones to be extremely handy. The first UAV torpedo was invented and could carry 180 pounds of explosive. Today drones can be controlled by a smartphone. They were military drones all over the world and here in the US we take a vantage of them. The FAA permitted UAVs to fly in civilian air space during Hurricane Katrina. Demonstrating how handy they are. Impact: There are many different uses for drones. During Covid we could even see how they came in handy with delivering medication for food to homes for zero contact. Commercial drones are purchased every day for recreational use.

Anti-War Movement      The antiwar movement began when the Vietnam war began. Many Americans were opposed to defending communist aggression so far away from home. After years of this war the only outcome was casualties which called for even more action to be taken. “The small antiwar movement grew into an unstoppable force, pressuring American leaders to reconsider its commitment.”  In the 1960s, radical activism started to grow. Protesters were fighting back at the police and students occupied buildings. It was a desperate cry for attention in a call to action.      After the last antiwar movement in 2003 against the Iraq invasion we have not seen much of the movement. And because of this there’s been new pressure in Congress to consider any antiwar content. Congress focuses on issues like climate change in healthcare.“In 2019, however, an anti-war movement seems to be brewing… Instead, it’s a movement that’s being woven into just about every othe...