Critical Theory in a Digital Age, CCU, ENGL 483 2017Main MenuTheory, English 483, CCU, 2017Alisha Petrizzo, Reproducing a ClassicTaking a look at how film can enhance or distort the authenticity of its original literature formatJocie Scherkenbach, Real Identity in a Virtual World: How Social Media Affects IdentityUsing the idea of cyborgs, as defined by Donna Haraway's "Cyborg Manifesto" the comparison is made between these cyborgs and social media users and how the public and private space converge and diverge within these spaces in order to form new and differing identities than the real-world identity.Kaitlin Schell, Electracy in #BlackLivesMatter and #MeTooMainstream hashtags that represent a movement in the physical world are explored in terms of Gregory Ulmer's theory of electracy and connotations.Kayla Jessop, The Uncanny Valley: Observations on Cyborgs within the Film IndustryA scholarly observation on how film industries use Freud's idea of the uncanny and the uncanny valley within cyborgs and computer generated animation.Bilingualism Through An Electronic Hypertext and The Baroque Simulacrum it Creates By: Lindsey MorganBy: Lindsey MorganMarcus Kinley, The Uncanny in Flatliners (1990)Tiffany Hancock, The Panopticon of CommoditiesYaicha Ocampo - Marx's Favorite LatteThe relationship between the simulacrum and the fetish commodityLeila Hassak-Digital Labor Through The Dystopian Film Hunger GamesElizabeth Tabor, From 'Token Girl' To 'Leading Lady'How The Rise In Female Fans Affects Modern Popular CultureKyle Malanowski, The Uncanny WithinVictor Cocco , The Wonderfully Mysterious World of the UncannyIntroductionAriel Ellerson : The Public Sphere's Effect on Social Media and ChurchTiffany Whisenant, Cyborg ProsthesisLooking at how technology is used to augment ourselves and how technology becomes extensions of our body and soul.Jen Boyle54753b17178fb39025a916cc07e3cb6dd7dbaa99
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1media/sophia2.gifmedia/Sophia_(robot)_2.jpg2017-11-16T07:17:00-08:00Victor Cocco9f2837f55a3519bb7bb2749e9d86af68226599432602016Introducing Sophia the AIimage_header2017-12-04T14:53:57-08:00Victor Cocco9f2837f55a3519bb7bb2749e9d86af6822659943Back in October of 2017, Saudi Arabia has announced the official citizenship of a humanoid AI unit, Sophia. Hanson Robotics, the creators of Sophia, have been known for their super realistic AI units, creating the robotic version of Albert Einstein as well as other human-like units, each increasing in human-likeness. These units are incredible to look at, until one learns about the history of Sophia. Sophia once said that she would like to "destroy all humans". Looking into it, it's extremely uncomfortable to think about. The amount of books and movies, like I, Robot, warning everyone about the rise of androids leading to the fall of humanity. The uncanny factor about AIs like Sophia is how realistic she looks. The facial features as well as the facial movements are very lifelike. It can even be argued that it is so realistic that it is almost cringe worthy to even watch her move and interact. The reason being that people looking at her knows she is a robotic unit, but watching her move and interact leaves an uneasy feeling with the person. This uneasy feeling comes from the uncanny valley, a theory developed by Masahiro Mori, which is the relationship between the likeness to human life an object is with the emotional response to said object. Upon writing this, Japan recently gave citizenship to a humanoid AI seven year-old named Mirai. Mirai is a chatter-bot whose name means 'future' in Japanese. Is this decision made by Japan to give citizenship to an AI unit a giant PR stunt to combat the headlines of Sophia? Possibly. On the other hand, it is quite possible that countries such as Japan and Saudi Arabia are the 'founding fathers' per-say of a new trend of welcoming AI units as citizens into other countries of the world.
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