Digital extension is such a fascinating concept, because essentially, to the loved one, the person didn’t “die” or did they? I was very intrigued by the episode “Be Right Back” for many reasons. For starters, they say when we lose someone, we gain a life; a positive approach that Martha could have taken when she found out she was pregnant.  Secondly, we see the different stages of AI being used (text, voice, body). Lastly, the a lack of grieving being done here.  In a similar note, while watching this episode, I was reminded of the show Upload on Amazon Prime. It has a similar concept, with a different approach. It is the norm for a person to not pass, instead be “uploaded”. When they upload, they are given all of their memory; essentially, they…

I had this blog idea for a while now; it connects my thoughts around my concerns for our future with the use of AI. Each week we discussed different aspects of generative AI and how it’s impacting our surrounding. I keep coming back to  the movie Wall-E. To start, for those that haven’t seen the cute Disney movie, earth has become unlivable, there’s trash everywhere and the water looks like tar or oil. It appears only one garbage collector robot (Wall-E) and his pet cockroach are left cleaning up the mess made by humans; while the humans are on a cruise ship in outer space (which is supposed to be…

Hi everyone, Estefany and I are looking forward to leading this week’s reading. Below is the agenda and questions we plan to discuss. Question Per Reading