AI Presentations Reflection (Leslie Iglesias)

AI Presentations Reflection (Leslie Iglesias)

Group 1

    Group one’s presentation on the use of AI in education and sports is very interesting because those are two areas that I did not think could be impacted by AI. Throughout this presentation, it becomes clear that AI can have an effect on nearly every area of life. I think group one does a great job presenting the uses, pros and cons of AI in their chosen topics by using slides with bullet points that are easy to read and interesting information that is concise yet comprehensive. As a student, their information on AI’s impact in education is important for me to know. I learned that although the use of AI in education can cause a dependency on technology amongst both teachers and students, AI is also beneficial when it comes to learning, teaching, and tutoring. Group one’s information on AI use in sports is also important; while it does not affect me directly, the use of AI in sports is revolutionary. It can create game plans, analyze player performance, keep track of and identify injuries, and optimize strategies. AI is also aiding the NFL draft by making informed decisions about players to increase the likelihood of recruiting a winning team. Despite all the benefits AI has in sports, the technology is still new and remains in a testing phase.

Group 2

    I may be biased because I am part of group two, but I believe we did a great job. Before I get around to discussing the content, I want to address the theme. I think our theme for this presentation was much more organized and cohesive. The slides flowed together while still maintaining individuality; the group members were still able to express themselves creatively while appearing part of the whole. Just like the rest of my group members, my part of the presentation was a small fraction and I learned so much from listening to the others, as well as from my own research; while I knew AI has effects on the economy, I didn’t know quite to what extent, and I never could have imagined that AI could be used in mental health. Until this project, I did not know the breadth of AI’s impact had gotten so large that it warranted its own Bill of Rights from the federal government. There are also some alarming figures about AI-related job displacement: it is estimated that 85 million jobs will be lost to AI by 2025; this statistic is also accompanied by the hope that 97 million new jobs will be created — however, these new jobs will almost certainly require skills in technology and a lack in these skills may lead to a rise in unemployment. AI’s use in mental health care is almost essential: there is a shortage of mental health workers and AI is used to make resources available to those who are in need of help or do not have the means to see a mental health professional; AI also helps with the burnout experienced by mental health workers.

Group 3

    I think group three’s topics of social life/entertainment and potential careers are very interesting, specifically entertainment and how AI affects the multiple industries that make it up, such as writers, actors, animators/artists, and the music industry. Coming into the presentation, I already knew a bit about the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes but I learned so much more from group three; it’s interesting to see the disparity between background actors and A-list/other famous actors when it comes to how AI affects their careers — while it is a concern for extras, famous actors who can license their replicas see it as a lucrative opportunity. I think the uncertainty regarding how AI will ultimately affect writers and actors in the film industry is a valid concern, and could even branch out to authors and other careers that aren’t part of the film industry but that could still be impacted by AI. Group three did a great job presenting the pros and cons of AI in entertainment. Initially, I believed AI had absolutely no place in the arts (writing, art, music) because I thought art created by a machine couldn’t truly be art without humanity behind it, but group three introduced the concept of AI being used as a tool by musicians and artists that opened my mind. Although I still have concerns about the ethics and legitimacy of AI art, I think with the right regulations it could be a great reference tool for artists as well as being able to facilitate production for musicians.

Leaders

    As I am part of group two, I can only speak about my and my group's experience with the leaders and not for their interactions with the other groups, but with group two, both Nyjah and Samar communicated efficiently and effectively. They were clear and exact on how they wanted the information they needed to write the intros and outros (Samar wanted it in bullet points and Nyjah did not mind if it was in bullet points or in a paragraph) and I believe their requests facilitated the process for everyone in the group. I remember something Samar said: she wanted us to be able to recognize our work in the outro. When we were creating the list of bullet points of information we wanted to include in the outro, Samar said she wanted each of us to write one or two points so that when she wrote the outro, she could allude to our work without directly mentioning us. I thought it was a great idea. She ended up doing a great job and executed her idea successfully. Nyjah also did a great job; unlike Samar, she chose to mention the group members by name and what their part in the project was. This did not take away from her — I actually believe this made her intro stronger because it set out to do exactly what it was supposed to do: introduce the group and their topics. From what I saw of the other groups’ intros and outros, I think Nyjah and Samar did a similarly amazing job on their presentations as they did on group two’s.