If you’ve used TikTok at any point over the past six months, you’ve most likely heard this song. Whether it be the chorus, the first thirty...
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Can computers cry?
With the last lecture in mind, I felt inspired to go more in depth about the questions that were asked in the last lecture. “Are computers...
Continue reading...Podcast — TikTok the new Google?
Hi and welcome to this solo podcast by me Isabel your host! After reading the article written by Kalley Huang “For Gen Z, TikTok IS the...
Continue reading...Voyage of Digitality & the Internet: Podcast 02
Introduction Welcome to the Voyage of Digitality & the Internet. In the second episode, Ljubiša Metikoš, PhD legal researcher at the Institute for Information Law (IViR)...
Continue reading...Podcast – Coded Bias: AI in Power
In this podcast, we (Mehak, Isabel, and Lara) talk about the documentary “Coded Bias,” directed by Shalini Kantayya. The documentary discusses how biased the algorithms used...
Continue reading...He works, but she is naked — gender bias in translation
Last week, I came across a post which highlights one of the issues of training AI with massive data sets and little oversight. Discussed is a...
Continue reading...Clip-who? Looking back on Microsoft’s best worst Office Assistant
Spurred by this week’s prompt being “what is an early memory of digital technology”, I took a deep dive in my childhood. Suddenly I remembered an...
Continue reading...Outside the Bubble: Social media usage in Palestina
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Is AI Art Art? Well, It’s In The Name, Isn’t It?
If you have any artist friends, chances are they’ve recently mentioned mentioned AI-generated art. Chances also are that they’re concerned about it. Is AI-generated art really art? What future do human artists have, if algorithms can generate images that win in art competitions?
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How modern media can change your reality
Have you ever been scrolling through YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, Twitter or any other kind of media platform and thought to yourself: “How did I end up...
Continue reading...The New Age of Chess: Harnessing the Power of Computers in a Digital Age
This blog was inspired by the Week 10 “Are Computers Having Fun?” chess game that was suggested. I am not a good chess player but I...
Continue reading...Enter the Matrix: An Exploration of Digital Futures (Part 2)
In the second part of this three-part podcast on the future-shaping potential of current trends in technology, Andrea Blätler, Fiona ‘t Hart and I discuss the...
Continue reading...AI Art and thispersondoesnotexist
A conversation with Alessia (a.zanon) and Anna (anna.barbara) In this video we discuss Ai generated photographs, images and art, in particular the website called thispersondoesnotexist. We...
Continue reading...They are not real! Open your eyes!
Everyone believes it is true! 2 Korean virtual internet influencers are synthesized by AI technology, sharing daily wearing, life, and singing. With the rapid development of...
Continue reading...How has social media changed music production and reception?
A collaborative podcast with saschagalamikic from Digital Discoverers References “Break It Off”, song by PinkPantheress (start and end of podcast); used for educational and analytical purposes....
Continue reading...Pipelines and rabbit holes: Falling prey to algorithms
I was fully prepared to make my next blog post about Minecraft – I had a whole idea prepared and everything. But then, while having a...
Continue reading...The People Behind Your Safe Feed
After playing the Amazon race, which highlighted Amazon’s poor employee code of conduct and ethics, I was inspired to write my blog about a similar case...
Continue reading...Corporate Tik Tok is redefining online Marketing
Like many others, I have Tik Tok as a part of my social media platforms. I have seen many sides of this platform but most recently...
Continue reading...TikTok Algorithm; How Fast Does It Work?
“What is your TikTok account?” This question appeared much more often throughout my life than “Do you have TikTok?”. Being a 19-year-old girl in the year...
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