In a world where our attention span is dwindling by the day, social media giants are racing to the bottom to keep us hooked on their platforms. The phenomenon is called Tick-Tockification, and it’s not just limited to the popular app, TikTok. From Instagram to YouTube, companies are trying to get us to scroll, scroll, and scroll some more. But what are the consequences of this attention economy on steroids? Join me as we explore the curation conundrum, the surveillance economy, and the impact on our brains.
AI-Generated Art: Implications for Artists, Creativity, and the Future
The increasing use of AI in art and the implications it has for the future of artwork and related jobs. The speaker explores how AI-generated art is created, how it is being used, and the legal and ethical implications of this new technology. There is concern that artists may lose out on job opportunities and that AI-generated content could replace traditional artwork. The speaker also discusses the role of AI in other fields, such as education and social media, and suggests that an “arms race” is developing between stakeholders, workers, and companies in their use of AI.
AI in Education: Lessons from LaMDA and Google
In higher education we are already seeing signals of disruption from AI like machine translation to plagiarism checkers. Its an arms race that stands to make the acceleration of the technology go even faster. What do you see as the biggest challenges as educators with regard to the increasing use of AI?
Star Trek and the Metaverse: An Analysis of Foresight for Augmented Reality in Science Fiction
An analysis combining viewpoints of futurism, strategic foresight, computer science, learning technology, and film studies to compare and contrast themes found related to Augmented Reality in Star Trek to trends found in the development and commercialization of these technologies.
ARientation Project recognized by UNWTO for Digital Innovation in Tourism
英語から日本語～Japanese follows English The tourism industry has been devastated by the COVID-19 health crisis. There has been continued widespread economic impacts of the need for social distancing and the numbers of travelers both international and domestic are a small percentage of what they were just a year ago. To help recover from this situation new…
My Hometown Project | Eric Hawkinson | TEDxChiangMaiLive
Faced with the challenge of empty classrooms, borders closed to tourists, and online learning; learning futurist Eric Hawkinson conceived the my hometown project that enables students anywhere in the world to create online virtual tours to their hometowns, giving them valuable skills, and enabling new human connections. เอริค ฮอร์คินสัน เอริคเป็นนักวิเคราะห์แนวโน้มในอนาคตที่ประยุกต์และออกแบบเทคโนโลยีที่ช่วยกำาหนดอนาคตของการเรียนการสอน เขาเป็นประธานและผู้ประสานงานวิจัยของ MAVR กลุ่มวิจัยที่ทำางานด้านเทคโนโลยีทางการศึกษา ที่เน้นด้านเทคโนโลยีเสมือนจริง (Virtual…
The Ethics of Automating Education
We are hearing it all the time now, AI will be the game changer of the future. I often think about my students when researching the latest in immersive education and technology in general. I feel like I am doing a service by educating students and communities about what robot might be around the corner…