Computer Science BS Journal: Week 7

 Part One

Reflect on your team's Final Research Video Project Planning.  How did you collaborate?  What tools did you use to communicate and produce? Is the process smooth, what will you do differently next time in large collaborative projects?

    My team and I are doing well so far on our final research video project, if anything I'm not pulling enough weight. We collaborate through discord chat and on Saturday's we have a meeting to discuss any team assignments/projects. Though we keep regular contact through the chat. We are in the process of recording our scripts for our video then we're going to hand them off to a member that is splicing together some videos. Our project has to do with deepfake AI so we're trying to make it as demonstrative as possible because of the potential deepfake has to ruin somebody's career and reputation. We want all of our fellow students to see our video and understand that.

Part Two
Please reflect on the Lecture readings in this section and what you have learned from this week's activities.

    • Review ted.com video reflections
    • Presentation skills reading/video
 
   For my TED talk video I decided to watch a video about deepfake AI, since my group and I are making a video on that subject I thought it would be quite informative. The video I watched was by Same Gregory and it was titled: "When AI can fake reality, who can you trust?". In the TED talk Same explores the implications of AI and deepfake technology on truth, trust, and the way we perceive reality. He discussed the growing power of AI to create realistic but entirely fake content, such as deepfake videos and synthetic media. Gregory highlights the dangers of such technologies, particularly in spreading misinformation, creating fake news, and undermining public trust in what we see and hear. He emphasized the need for strict ethical guidelines and transparency in the development and use of AI, urging creators and companies to be aware of the potential harm their technologies can cause. He also touches base on the importance of media literacy in helping people discern truth from falsehoods in an age of AI-manipulated content. After giving us some examples and stories, Gregory puts a picture in our minds of a future where distinguishing between real and fake might become increasingly difficult, raising questions about how we can safeguard truth and trust in a world where AI can convincingly fake reality.

    The Presentation video ("Life After Death by Powerpoint" by Don McMillan) was actually pretty hilarious. I remember seeing the video a few years ago and it's no less hilarious now than it was then. It was a bit hard to focus on the video takeaways as I was laughing my *** off but McMillan definitely is trying to tell us to stop using PowerPoint slides, avoid text-heavy slides, show don't tell, engage the audience, simplify don't complicate, and most importantly prepare for your audience. McMillan is telling us in the most hilarious way to be more engaging, clear and human when giving a presentation.


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