Exhibit Review

Exhibit Review

“The effects of artificial intelligence on our society” by Nick Roberts

Project Background: Nicks project was one of the projects I found interesting because it consisted of presenting an explanation of what artificial intelligence is and how it works. This is intriguing because AI is the direction our world is heading and knowledge is key to ensuring the transition to its implementation is smooth. From his PowerPoint presentation, I learned some negative affiliations of AI through the use of everyday aspects, such as robotic welding. In the near future computer systems will be able to perform a task that involves human intelligence. This is significant because it presents us with the opportunity to have these forms of intelligence replace employment by takeover of manual labor positions, similar to robot welders. If AI can take over forms of employment what happens to the people that once filled those positions? These machines will have the ability to work quicker, safer, cheaper, and smarter than any human can fathom. So do we become obsolete? Well, quoted in Nick’s work is a phrase from Stephen Hopkins saying  “AI could end humankind as we know it”. This is a relatively scary thought with frightening potential considering many AI devices are already in use today. Also, housed within Nick's work was some positive attributes to AI in our society. His researched yielding information stating that AI can take peoples lives out of danger by implementing an intelligence device in that person's place. In dangerous, high risk jobs, such as manufacturing environments, AI can ensure employees get home to their families safely after each shift. This is done because AI has the ability for machines to overcome human limitations that prevent people from reacting to, or noticing, a problem before it happens.

What I Liked: Nick's presentation was thorough and appealing. Nick also displayed interest and extensive knowledge of his topic. In the work, the images matched his descriptions well and complimented my individual learning of AI.

“Esports” by Sam Schmader

Project Background: Sam’s work consisted of a Prezi presentation of "esports". In his Prezi, a description of esports is provided along with some important aspects of how it works, its popularity, and the games that are involved. Sam states that esports are a form of video game style sporting events that involve filling stadiums with fans to watch 

opponents compete against each other on a large screen. The process can also work by having viewers outside the stadium streaming the event on their smart devices. The games are ran by a broadcast team to present different perspectives of game play in a way that is pleasing to audiences. Although this type of event is not officially recognized as a sport in the United States, other countries have already adopting this activity as a sporting event and a popular one at that. Recent figures presented in Sam’s Prezi, show up to 104,000 people attending these gaming sessions in countries like Germany, France, and Spain, with worldwide views reaching as high as 30 million people.  Some of the games these esporting enthusiasts can be found playing include Counter Strike, League of Legends, and Starcraft II, to name a few.

What I Liked: Sam was very knowledgeable and passionate about his research on this topic. He seemed to be able to answer any question that was asked regarding esporting, further supporting my claim. Additionally, his presentation was heavily video and image based, creating an attention grabbing piece that was hard to overlook when exploring classroom exhibits.

Recommendations for Nick and Sam : Both showed advanced knowledge through research and were both deeply interested in their projects. I feel as if both classmates filled the assignment requirements and do not require any alteration to their works.