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  1. Jan 2023
    1. “You’re helping the robots by giving them exactly what they need in order to create better models,” said Evan Greer

      As an AI it learns from use. Human use and large pools of information through the man made internet is what allows allows it to be so vast and useful.

    2. Disclosure: The ninth paragraph of this column was edited by ChatGPT (though the entire column was written and fact-checked by humans).

      Funny to include that in

    3. Use them to improve, not do, your work.
      1. This part of the article completely summarizes the authors intended message. Instead pf completely relying on AI to solve an issue you come across use it as a stepping stone into devolving your own personal solution to a problem.
    4. For years, virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa, which also use A.I., were the butt of jokes because they weren’t particularly helpful. But modern A.I. is just good enough now that many people are seriously contemplating how to fit the tools into their daily lives and occupations.

      A.I. has grown so much from past to present that it is almost fearful to see what the future of A.I. can be. Will A.I. be the end of humanity or a new beginning of a prosperous age?

    1. My brand is strong” using the default settings on my phone’s keyboard, I look like a corporate sellout, but if I can write it with subversive capitalization, like “my Brand is Strong,”

      Goes back to the points made about differing of emotions and tone through writing/texting compared to speech.

    2. Understanding comes from meeting other people where they are, like being willing to use gestures and a handful of semi-remembered words and yes, even to look like a fool, to bridge a language barrier with laughter and humility. Cannot select a video rendition for playback in this browser.

      Perspective in speech and writing is gained through the actions of doing. To be a better writer you need to write and to be a better speaker you need to speak.

    3. how

      different uses of how -how? -how! -howwwwwwwwww -how....... -HOW

    4. The reason we once found speech easier for imparting emotions isn’t an inherent property of sound waves and voice boxes.

      This mentions a key factor about human expression, the importance of emotion. Emotion is best portrayed through speech not text. Just like how when texting sarcasm or other emotions are hard to display.

    1. 4. Use links and images

      Using images as while annotating has many helpful benefits. It can help create mental links with key terms or phrases in a text which helps a student contribute their thoughts to a discussion. It can also help someone understand the overall theme of writing though the use of images to create a mental picture

    1. showing up to synchronous video sessions prepared

      Does this mean recorded lectures or do you provide resources that elaborate on what was taught in class?

    2. I expect that you will attend each class and complete the assignments due. Learning is a collaborative activity, and I expect that you will be attentive to, engaged with, and respectful of everyone in the class, especially in light of the fact that we’re still in the middle of a global pandemic

      Does attendance hold an impact on our grade?

    3. Compose as a process: experience writing as a creative way of thinking and generating knowledge and as a process involving multiple drafts, review of your work by members of your discourse community (e.g. instructor and peers), revision, and editing, reinforced by reflecting on your writing process in metacognitive ways

      While it is important to hold creativity, using an outside perspective in writing strengthens the quality of a piece overall.