This response might be a little belated, but the morsel presentation about Deep Blue got me thinking about what IBM does now. What might that be? Well, if you haven't already heard about it, IBM's biggest project right now is Watson, which is one of the craziest artificial intelligence (actually, as my CS friend at Carnegie Mellon likes to say, there really is no such thing as artificial intelligence) efforts of our time. Watson can answer questions posed in normal human language. Watson can beat the members of Congress in a game of Jeopardy without even being connected to the internet. Watson may even cure cancer! (No really) So while a computer that can beat a grandmaster in chess might seemed quite advanced, we really have come even further since then, which really makes me wonder where technology will be even five or ten years from now. - Paige Liu
Hi All!
Please include 1 - 2 "facts" and/or references that help define our term Digital Mixed Race. References can include art, authors, articles from AALR, Yes, Bay Area, and other sources! Cite source materials accordingly. Great work on all your working definitions of Digital Mixed Race.
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Hi everyone!
http://www.connie-zhou.com/asian-american-awakening/
I stumbled upon this incredibly relatable essay (link above) about the Asian American experience in America that you all should definitely read!!! It connects to the themes of Alex Luu's performance of assimilation and also probably every nonwhite (possibly white too) experience in America.
It is also really interesting because my sociology class has been discussing the social construction of race and Asians being the "model minority" (where a certain minority group of people have shown to reach higher level of success than the average population). But just because Asians reach success equal or even higher than whites, we are still continuously "otherized" by society.
From my personal experience, being born in America, but raised by the Chinese culture has made me kind of stuck in between two worlds. I fit into the "model minority" But the fact that Asians are labeled as this sometimes ignores the fact that we still have struggles. Because of the way I look, I feel like I constantly have to prove my worth and laugh off asian jokes. Like Connie Zhou said in her essay "You can take it two ways: embrace that you’re not white or try everything in your power to become white.". When I reached that dilemma while growing up, I chose to use everything in by power to assimilate and "become white". My personal journey to acceptance is getting better day by day, but some days, I just wish all the problems tied to my race and how I look would just disappear. Writing about and sharing this essay that articulates my struggles is certainly helping.
Be proud of everything that you are, even when it gets tough!
Michelle Li
Though immersing ourselves in the past memory, no matter success or failure, usually results in stereotypes, we should never cut our past off and live only for the future.
Indeed, the world changes rapidly. There may be debate over whether the past experience is too old to be referred to when we deal with today’s problems. In fact, however, things happen in norms; people behave in patterns. We can always find similarities between our previous and present experiences. By learning history, for instance, we try to figure out the rules of human development, and use the theories established to make today’s society a better world. Both economics and statistics focus on previous data. Economists and statisticians come up with theories, which can be effectively applied, to the modern world by collecting, analyzing and interpreting data.
Therefore, it’s quite obvious that by drawing lessons and summarizing successful experience from the past , we can do better and achieve higher in the future.
--- Jiaqi Liu
Our definition of privacy has changed throughout the past generations. Before the digital age took hold of the world, people were mainly concerned about their own business. However, with the introduction of the world wide web, people became more connected to others around the world. Soon social networking sites (Myspace, Facebook, Twitter) were established and the privacy we've once had no longer exists.
Everything we post on the web, stays on the web as bits. The creation of a digital network allowed people to share their statuses online so others could know about them. Although the loss of privacy is mainly associated with something bad, it's not necessarily so. I've compiled a list of a few pros and cons:
Negatives:
For one, the loss of privacy increases the chance of identity theft and robbery in general. If a stranger knows that you're out of the house on vacation, he/she has the opportunity to break into the house and steal valuables. Another example is spyware, where one could read all the messages sent within a open network, such as open WiFi networks (there's encryption to protect others, but it isn't 100%).
Positives:
People you know (and don't know) are aware of your whereabouts. I recently read an article that a cellphone company was able to track a missing woman from the bits her cellphone emitted. The woman, who had crashed her car in the middle of nowhere, was flown to safety. Who knew cellphones could save lives? Another pro is that being connected allows you to keep up with people out of your immediate area. Catching up with old friends online is a lot better than not being able to at all.
Personal privacy has definitely diminished with the introduction of the digital age. However this loss of privacy is not necessarily a bad thing in my opinion. As we become more technologically networked to society, I wonder how much more privacy we're going to lose. Most people don't mind the loss of privacy, as the marginal benefit of convenience outweighs the marginal cost.
- Jordan Wong
Patrick Rosal
Filipino American, New Jersey native, wrote three poetry collections, and currently teaches at Rutgers University - Camden. He also a amateur musician, DJ, and a former b-boy.
Excerpt from "Guitar"
" As for learning, your hands are going to ache
a little while, but one day, when the chords come easy,
the guitar will whisper to you some old secret
Whisper back. The most beautiful intervals are ancient
and imperfect. They will teach you love
something so deep, you will want
nothing better than to give it all away"
Prompt: What is your passion, and what do you learn from it?
IBM Deep Blue
First computer to defeat a world chess champion, Garry Kasparov, on May 11, 1997
Known to process 200 million position per second.
Project to build this machine started under the name "Chip Test" by Fen Hsing Hsu at Carnegie Mellon University.
Hsu's project team was hired by IBM to continue on their research, and built multiple versions since 1989 until 1997.
After losing against Deep Blue, Kasparov accused IBM of cheating and demanded a rematch, but IBM refused and dismantled the machine.
Prompt: How would you respond if technology surpasses human knowledge?
Geon Woo Lee
First I just want to apologize for the technical difficulties with my presentation and I’m so sorry for taking time out of the (amazing!) AALR/Yes, Bay Area group presentation. As a reminder, my patron poet was Hoa Nguyen and my robot was Rosey from The Jetsons. 1. Describe a time when you’ve felt “stuck”. Using Hoa Nguyen’s poem as an example, write a couple lines of poetry about your chosen experience feeling “stuck”. Here is a link to the e-book where you can find Nguyen’s poem titled “I’m Stuck”: http://www.amazon.com/As-Long-Trees-Last/dp/1933517611 (go to page 3) 2. How do you feel about robots possessing human-like qualities? What would it be like to be parented by a robot? How would robots with human qualities affect the future of society? - Michelle Fong
Based on the traditional understanding, race refers to specific social communities of people sharing similar customs, languages, values, and genetic and cultural background. Mixed race, describes people originate from, biologically and culturally belong to more than one racial group. With the rapid development of mass media, especially the Internet, a new definition is introduced as the digital mixed race.
People nowadays are exposed to a great amount and variety of information. No longer limited to their own racial customs, people tend to absorb and learn from different racial and cultural groups and develop their own understandings. This reminds me of an article I read, which talks about “suburban kids hip-pop cross the color line”. Hip-pop were recognized as a symbol of black identity. However, with the deeper and wider communication based on the Internet and other digital media, people no longer persist only on their own racial identity, but embrace more diversity. In other words, the line distinguish a race from another is gradually blurred.
--- Jiaqi Liu
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