25 February 2025

Part One

For our team meeting, our team began by completing the group activity from module 10 of OLI. We had one observer taking notes of points, and everyone else choose a role to play as. The problem was the fact that we wanted to do a highly technical digital game, but with the carnival starting in two weeks, there was not merely enough time. We ultimately came to a compromise to reuse an wooden maze created in the past, but enhance it with more hardware to make it more engaging and exciting. 


For the Final Research Video Project Planning, our team decided on the different areas we will discuss about how AI detects cyber threats. We then decided to divide the research up and created a PowerPoint so we can all add the information to our slides. We have agreed on a deadline so we can begin to put everything together and get our recordings together. The process went relatively smooth as we all agreed on the timeline set.


Part Two

    • Review ted.com video reflections
      • "The danger of AI is weirder than you think" talks about how we should not be worried about AI gaining consciousness and overthrowing humans, as the common fear exists. Rather, the real fear comes from the fact that AI will do exactly what we ask it to. It just may not be in the way we intend. Unfortunately, this also means then it can present discrimination and bias that once existed in the past, which was used for the training module.
      • "How to keep human bias out of AI" talks about how bias comes from the human data fed to AI. Therefore, these issues start with us and can only end with us. In order to help end this bias, we need to bring forth more diversity in race, gender, age, and other backgrounds. 
    • Presentation skills reading/video
      • In these lectures, I learn how to keep my presentations more engaging. It involves the use of power point, which maintains short sentences and bullet points, but the speaker should not read them off verbatim. Including any props or diagrams will also help relay the message to audiences with more clarity. It also gets specific on how details should be chosen, including the font style. But overall, readability should be thoroughly considered, and a clear speaker is essential to a good presentation.

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