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Spring 2023: Class 5
Slides & video below… Jon
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New Harry Potter Video Game Sparks Controversy
An interesting article I came across today regarding the release of Hogwarts Legacy. The game is highly anticipated, but some gamers are boycotting the game over J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans comments. This is another example of fans “speaking back” to media, which we have not always been able to do. I think it also represents the…
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Netflix Password Sharing
In light of our conversation last class regarding Netflix account sharing, I thought that this update from Netflix released (~2 hours ago) was timely… Unfortunately, it looks like the end of the journey for those of us who are riding off the coattails of our family’s Netflix accounts. https://about.netflix.com/en/news/an-update-on-sharing?fbclid=IwAR0y-Gzx-pcyN2Xj0p4Hbmu0XVCRFq6jI-2NTTllu3jshBuGLc-_vDQwlOY
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AI Generated ‘Seinfeld’ Parody Violates Twitch Terms of Service.
About a week ago a story about a 24/7 twitch stream caught my attention. The stream was described by its creators as a “nonsensical surreal art project”. The project was to stream a non-stop AI generated show inspired by the beloved 90s sitcom about nothing. ‘Nothing Forever’ began streaming in mid-December, featuring scripts and visuals…
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Truth in Advertising in the Age of Social Media Influencers
Happy February, everyone! For our presentation next week on February 14th (Louisa, Sigrid, Jade), please read this Times article on “Lash-gate” the latest scandal in the online beauty world that involves Mikayla Nogueira, a beauty influencer who gained popularity primarily on TikTok. Our presentation will focus on influencer marketing and advertising on social media and…
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Love Don’t Cost a Thing: The Reality of Dating Shows
Hi Everyone! In preparation for Nicole, Alexa, and Joanna’s presentation next week (on Valentines’ Day), we found a TEDxTalk that sets out the realities of dating shows, and it’s not as glamorous as one might think. Please watch the video to get an introduction to our presentation which will cover the behind-the-scenes relationship between dating…
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Spring 2023: Class 4
Slides & video below… Jon
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Battling AI (ChatGPT) With More AI!
Hello everyone! I found this article about a computer science student at Princeton University, Edward Tian, who spent his holiday break in his hometown of Toronto developing an app, GPTZero, which can sniff out ChatGPT essays. As we have discussed in class, the infamous generative AI known as ChatGPT has caused an uproar within many…
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Ticketmaster Senate Hearing – Taylor Swift References
Here is a link to the Ticketmaster Senate hearing in which senators quote Taylor Swift songs and lyrics in their arguments (as mentioned in the presentation)!
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