The writing reflection for this week covers the lectures "The Future of Travel" and "Seeing is Believing". This reflection is due on 11/14 at 5pm.

Note that the course staff are looking for your own thoughts on these topics. Writing in the first person, taking divergent viewpoints, and bringing in ideas from outside of class are encouraged. Write as if you are targeting a public audience. Particularly insightful or convincingly contrarian statements might be shared with the entire class in lecture or in the course slack.

This week you will reflect on two hot-button topics in AI: self-driving cars and Deepfakes

1. Picture yourself as a transportation commissioner in a large city. What are you planning to do for the coming onslaught of self-driving vehicles that will take over your city's streets within the next decade? Think about the various issues surrounding safety, mobility, infrastructure, and the general well-being of your fellow city dwellers. Use one of the ethical frameworks to guide your decision making.
2. Deepfakes have received a tremendous amount of negative attention, but as we've been discussing, the technology underpinning them can be quite useful in many positive contexts. Why do you suppose the press has almost universally focused on the problems?

Grading

Each reflection should be between 500 - 1000 words. It will be graded in terms of:

Does the reflection adequately address the prompt?

Does the reflection reference the readings and class discussions to support the writing?

Does the reflection exhibit thoughtfulness and creative expression?

Does the reflection utilize proper grammar and style?

Is the reflection an appropriate length?

Submission Instructions

• Prepare a doc in that folder named using this convention: lastname_firstname_duedate. Example: Joyce_Ellen_111423
• The TAs will collect each assignment directly from your drive after it is due