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- Didn’t mention Pocahontas in class before today, but you may be interested in this alternative audio track for the Disney film – Missing Matoaka
Sustainability

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us and I
suppose
this video election season yes
everyone today
I just
said Do you buy tickets you
know just say we need to come today
both 45 minutes long. So, last time for discussion
gold provides some resources for you to look at ahead of time
so I found out a little bit about the camera here
I'm going to try it out again
last week
my daughter has a sneeze like
so we'll find out what's going on with the camera anyone else
find out information about cameras and surveillance related
to our discussion last day
so we'll keep that in mind
so infographics
first assignment first graphic assignment is due on Monday at
the end of the day. questions or concerns
gotten some emails
if you send me an email, come and see me after class.
So I was trying to get
to get a better sense of
midterm exam results so I was fighting for the exam forget and
I did
so I'll go through the exam as promised today and I'll tell you
what I had for my answer key
I'm
I want to say
I'm not going
I may prison the positive I may make some adjustments. I might
make the mark out of less than 41. So I'll try and account for
issues. The ones that I made too difficult so I'll go through
this now and then
then we can discuss these and
then before next meeting I'll have grades updated online.
So some most people follow the instructions. I would say some
people gave me their birthday
SAS and
readers ation. So it was just the name and your student ID
that we were looking for fun on the farm. So first question what
did David Horowitz give to illustrate the kind of analysis
that could be done with just one person's data
so I have D as the option as occur as the best answer for
that
so who is Damon Horowitz? Moral operating system Yeah.
Which movie was not mentioned in class? It was Pocahontas
and she class you have a beautiful story about the
alternative audio tracks that was created through the Disney
version. So if you have us I guess for the DVD or VHS
anyone know what VHS is
if you have a copy of that movie, play the video and then
listen to the alternative idea which tells a story of a real
life person was one of the first missing and murdered indigenous
women so I'll put that link up
and go can call on fans we're done that's
it I haven't done it yet. Related I intend to assume
Okay. According to the code and more of the same can be a whole
new thing. What is the impact of exponential growth on
perception?
Makes things changes appear sudden
714-816-6428.
So if we have something that's
this size
and we believe we're only half full
we've got plenty of room
but
you can check my math
so this is two to the
right to the zero to the one
for 234 and so on
according to the ACM code of ethics, which is not a primary
ethical obligation of competing professionals so that's D seek
personal gain at the expense of others.
What was it for?
D
so five is D as well. So these are the lower levels on Bloom's
Taxonomy.
Which fallacy represents misrepresents someone's argument
to make it easier to attack?
Straw Man straw
Yeah. Straw Man. So we make we simplify the other person's
argument misrepresented so it's easy to knock down
ad hominem ad hominem
is
about attacking the person instead of the argument.
So then seven, which of these dark, dark patterns is
asymmetric?
So this was a quiz question. So all of them are asymmetric.
And what is the ad hominem fallacy. So that's a attacking
the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.
Nine what does the SIFT acronym represent? Stop, investigate.
Find and trace. So that's B.
What is the red herring fallacy?
Introducing an irrelevant topic to divert attention away from
the original issue
what do you hope to find with the SIFT method?
This was gonna say maybe this was too much. Because remember
that sift is stop, investigate, find. And trace so the find is
from the acronym so the tag that goes with F is find better
coverage
so D
who thinks that's clever Oh, thanks. That's me.
Ah, three. Go.
I don't know why it didn't show them. The first time.
Okay, can you see that? All right. So the question was,
according to Steve McConnell, what's theirs doing? Analysis
and judgment
and that was D.
How do dark patterns affect user behavior? That's B. They
remember you they manipulate us into taking actions they may not
want.
What does David Horowitz suggest is essential for making ethical
decisions
So, these are a few of the lines from the video but he is best.
engaging in thoughtful reflection and discussion. Which
attribute of dark patterns involve involves inducing false
beliefs. And users through misleading statements or
omissions.
See deceptive
description of which cone is the Domesday Book mentioned
so that's a there's one in the midst of plenty. Do you remember
the
story it's about 1000 years old. And then more recently, the
aversion
to laziness.
More seriously ask those who have seen it LaserDisc. Enough
the size CV they're not around anymore so even though they
digitized, the format they chose was not accessible anymore so
they were in danger of losing
that. That effort of digitizing the Domesday Book
so other examples of there's
one in the midst of plenty if you're not on the web if you're
not searchable, findable by Google. It's a bit late. You
don't you're not there
so 17 what was described as a hidden goal, driving the
direction of technology.
And that's D the race for attention.
18 What does KIPP stand for?
That's a Canadian information processing society.
19 What does the acronym care in the proactive care process
represent?
Consider analyze, review, evaluate. So that's B. 20. What
does fear stand for?
That's also B skills framework for the Information Age. What is
the purpose of the proactive care process? 21. To help
competing professionals think through ethical issues that's
see.
22 What can be said about the relationship between ethics and
law
so that's the
ethics and law can deviate from each other. Which ethical
approach prioritizes relationships and emphasizes
empathy and compassion
the care ethics lens that's B.
24 which is not one of the listed which is not listed as
one of the six six ethical lens lenses in a framework for
ethical decision making. And that's also be the morality
lens.
25 What is not a valid reason to avoid showing who answered what
into your courses pull
in such a large class students remain anonymous in practice.
I struggle with this wording on this one. Makes sense? So just
say Germany was the gentleman's house anyway so that your son
hates for a few seconds. Nobody. That's not valid if that makes
sense.
That came up in class the Tuesday before the exam
Okay, 2626 What risks do free societies face in managing the
flow of bets so that one is a being undercut by their own
principle by their own principles of information
freedom.
According to the ACM code of ethics, what is the primary
focus of computing professionals?
So that's C
contributing to society and human well being
was one of the social roles of privacy
that's D as well not as well as D allowed allowance for
deviations from prevailing social norms.
What is the impact of digital technologies on privacy
expectations?
Be at a shift in thinking about what should be private
I'm 30. What did Cambridge analytics do with the data
harvested through Cogan space Facebook app, the quiz app. So
it was used to analyze voters identify likely voters and
tailor the messages to them. So that was C 31. Which web search
resources did we do? Research? Let me try it again. Which web
search resources did we use to do research using sift in class
so that was the day we're talking about question, ideas
for questions, suggestions for questions and so made up one on
the board.
So it's a and b which is D 31. Under under the D 31.
Stop with
those kinds of comments. So how did que industries violate
respect for privacy of the ACM code of ethics?
So as I read that, that's maybe not the most clear phrasing of
the question. So how did you industries from the case study
violate the respect for privacy principle of the ACM code of
ethics?
So that was B
failing to respect the privacy of innocent bystanders?
How does the use of encryption impact personal privacy and
security
enhances both personal privacy and security? See?
What is the impact of perfect copies and instant communication
on intellectual property?
They have read see they have rendered traditional
intellectual property laws less relevant
How can encryption technology be described in the context of
intellectual property?
As a tool to protect intellectual property that's be
what is emphasizes a crucial role for optimists in the age of
technology in the era of technology?
To articulate a shared fate for humanity that's B that came from
your undivided attention podcast.
Which of the following is an ethical concern related to
artificial intelligence and computing?
So I said
I have EA is the best option preventing discrimination and
bias.
38 What unexpected consequence occurs when the broom is
animated by the Sorcerer's Apprentice
it becomes uncontrollable.
That's a
what is a fundamental aspect of cognitive Liberty
the right to control one's own thoughts and cognitive processes
it's a from the story about the Tim Hortons app but it's a key
consideration for businesses when developing a mobile app.
Be only collect information that is immediately needed and which
of the following best describes the key characteristic of free
software licenses? And that's see the grant the freedom to
run, study, modify and distribute the software
that seem okay
So what are the what's the Montreal Protocol?
Dealing with the ozone layer. So require drastic action and it
brought together people, leaders from around the world and they
decided to take decisive action and it was up
Montreal Protocol so in the latest episode of the podcast
pod reach
the guest
said we need to do more of these things.
So what did you think? About the pre banking?
So the idea of providing something that is proactive when
we talk about trade visual forgeries before before us get
into the news, and people are commenting on this being real
in Taiwan natively. The path of demonstrating how to start what
to look for. People became inoculated against the impact of
these digital forgeries.
We also talked about using social.
So why build bridges? So finding ways to have people focus on
common values they have instead of focusing on the issues that
divide that divide us
so the podcast is talking about
democracy.
So excited just about resizing democracy as a possibility dealt
with issues of sustainability
so how is sustainability computing concerned?
Any ideas
so maybe
the second
most empirical way the middle one to spend extra cycles extra
power on
on inefficient algorithms.
So that's obstruction important in computer science
we hear a lot about in classes
so it's a powerful tool for analyzing writing code so that
we can want to share
so we can simplify problem nicely keep for us that helps us
write better code that's more efficient. But it also
show is good for solving problems writing code, but it's
bad because it's.
So
it can be bad because it destroys the connections and the
context of things.
So turns provided so that's not necessarily bad if we're talking
about GPUs. The board going through your personal computer
to turn it into a very powerful computers. Last week, Tim doll
shirt from EA was talking about when he started the graphics
side of the desk he recruited me from Silicon Graphics
Incorporated was
$68,000 a workstation yeah
that was the norm for quite a while, very expensive
workstations. Then came along and modified graphics chip and
we don't have Silicon Graphics anymore. Our company doesn't
exist
so if you're just thinking about having a piece to plug in to a
larger system then we're not we don't understand the context of
the pieces and you're missing important information.
Like the scarcity of resources.
The sustainability of computing concern.
So how many people want to access to
acquire the list of things to do. A few hands up and nodding.
Heads. So how did you get into that?
information and
making sure to get good information and avoiding
misinformation
You ever thought about this
so maybe one day sustainable approach to computing and
blockchain if we're doing a proof of work that takes a lot
of CPU power.
So there are other ways to save other ways that are less
computationally intensive.
Thought I'd turn the screen
anyway
final closing thought with suitability repeating seems like
five pack.
positive associations years ago prefabrication has the least
rejects chips became very hot during toxic waste sites. So.
So there are some things that are lurking perhaps we think
about I think there's lots of potential to address these
issues. We made a positive impact
feel empowered to
take action.
I'll try harder to inspire you next day. Anyway, shall we call
it a day any questions or concerns before we go?

Responses

What important concept or perspective did you encounter today?

Today I learnt about the relationship between computing profession and sustainability.
midterm result
discussed midterm answers
The midterm answers and the potential results and mistakes i have made
discussed the midterm
Sustainability in computing
sustainability of information in the digital age.
We talked a little bit about the midterm and then the assignments
Nothing, we just discussed about midterm result.
Sustainability in computing
The Montreal Protocol was one of the important concept i have encountered.
Sustainability
protocols against specific harms that AGI could bring
How sustainability can affect computer science in a positive as well as negative way. Positive by using abstraction so that the resources are not wasted on inefficient code. Negative when it stops the connection between the code.
no
About prebunking
We discussed the midterm questions, etc.
From today’s podcast, I learned about Montreal protocols which aids to protect the stratospheric ozone layer and any harm that AGI brings.
The concept which we encontered today was we related to sustanibility
Montreal protocol
Computing and digital resources seem infinite and replenishable, but it is important to consider the power computers use and have in relation to sustainability.
The infographic part 1 due date was extended. The exam questions were very much related to everything taught in class.
Sustainabilty
Blockchain computing is severely unsustainable. I learned what blockchain was today.
We discussed the midterm in class.
I found it cool that we are going to watch a movie in class, I assume the next exam will have questions from the Social Dilemna so I hope we get some sort of review for it closer to the final exam.
nothing
Nothing important today.
It was midterm review
Answers of the midterm
Went over midterm answers.
How does being watched affect our behavior and actions?
An important concept I encountered today was the concept of sustainability. And what types of sustainability there are, such as environmental, social, and economic sustainability. I never really realized that computing does have an impact on the environment and the resources of a company. Also, there are algorithms used to maximize the use of scarce resources and to help with the environmental impact of computing. And I did some research and there are multiple ways to “Go Green” while computing.
not really
No
midterm solutions
Why sustainability is a computing concern. Such as algorithms that are efficient to maximize the use of scarce resources.
Midterm review
sustainability
the imp concept today was the designs of vending machines
Sustainability in Computing. I think it is very important because I believe everyone that has some kind of technology should be concerned about the impacts of having everything being digital now. It may get to the point where technology could pollute more than gases, as an example. I feel this way because there are people who always want the best technology and sometimes those people do not care about how their previous devices are disposed off, which leads to pollution in the environment.
Future-proofing
I learned the importance of AI
How sustainability applies to computing. We can use more efficient algorithms in our code in order to maximize resources.
Midterm Review, little bit about "Democracy In the Age of AI"
How sustainability is a computing concern
I learned the correct answers to the midterm which helped me understand the content in this course better
We talked about sustainability and how some places that make chips for computers create toxic waste.
Sustainability
Midterm answers
Today we discussed about them midterm paper and about assignments
Sustainability
Midterm reviews
discussed midterm
No
Midterm answer key
Yes
A brief discussion about the midterm paper.
Why monteral protocol is important
Today we discussed about midterm solutions.
Sustainability and discussed about midterm
it was on midterm results.
No
Today we talked briefly about sustainabilliy in regards to computers/computer science. Sustainabillity in computers includes things such as efficient algorithms, resources and hardware, and quality digital information and resources.
Today we discussed about midterm result
We talked about the midterm and I think a solutions sheet should be posted on ur courses
Today I found out that I kind of bombed the midterm. Oops.
Midterm paper
There was not important concept
Talked about midterm
Sustainability
Sustainable Computing Infrastructure
EVERYTHING
No
class
Review of the mid term exam
midterm
Nothing
Midterm
Security
Today we went over the midterm and briefly talked about sustainability.
Today we talked about the midterm answers
We went over the midterm answers.
Today in class we talked about sustainability and how it affects computing concerns. we also talked about algorithms that are efficient to maximize uses of scarce resources such as the black chain proof of work/proof of stake abstraction.
Montreal protocols
An important perspective I gained today was the fact that not-so-good things can come out of abstraction such as commodities
we went over midterm exam solutions today
Midtern ans`
A computing concerns about algorithms that are efficient to maximize the use of scare resources and abstraction. It is good for writing code, solving problems and bad because it destroys the connectionsand context of things : commodification
vending machine
the whole midterm sequence
I got to know about sustainability in Information technology.
Sustainability and its importance on Information society. The efficiency of algorithms and the conservation of resources like computing power and iterations.
I got to know about midterm solution today.
Lecture was very informative
Sustainability
That optimizing code makes computers that run it use less power which is good for the environment.
I encounter the way of thinking the answers.
Sustainable computing infrastructure.
midterm
nothing
Solution to midterm
sustainable infrastructure and it development
It was simple nothing else
about midterm
Sustainable life and midterm review
We reviewed over the midterm answers today!
Sustainable IT infrastructure.
Marks of midterm
Discuss about the midterm answer
the concept which we did today was related to sustainability
Sustainable computing infrastructure
We discussed the solutions to the midterm.
An important concept I encountered today is sustainability, and how it should be treated as a computing concern. Computing professionals must devise ideal algorithms and efficient programs in order to save resources. A possible solution to this efficiency is using a powerful tool called abstraction.
Sustainability
The midterm's answers
Today in class we discussed the midterm.
Answers for midterm
I find some important concepts through analyzing the midterm exam

Was there anything today that was difficult to understand?

No, the lecture was informative.
no
no
today's lecture was simple and clear, everything was good
No
No
Nothing of particular difficulty to understand today.
no
No
How to be sustainable in computer
logical fallacy of the exam kind of difficult to understand.
None
no
no
Sustainability related to computer
No
No every thing was perfect
No
No
nope
Nope!
no
No, everything was pretty easy to understand.
No
No
No.
no.
no
No
no
No
none
NO it was on point
Could AI even be used to help a democracy flourish?
Nothing at all
Nothing in particular.
No
Nothing was difficult to understand
No
Couple of answers to midterm paper
nothing
NO
NO
no
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
no
No
Not really.
No
Nothing today was difficult to understand.
NO
No
Nope
No
No
NO
No
no
No
no
Not really
Nothing
No
Not today.
nothing much
no
n/a
no
Nope
no
nope
I understood the materials today
social dilema
no
How do we actually use SIFT in our assignment of Infographic.
Going over the midterm, I realized I need to work on a lot of the articles and revisit them.
I don't think there was anything difficult to understand.
Nope
not really
Not really.
none
no
Nothing
No
no
No
N/A
Nothing
No
no it was a good lecture
No, there wasn't anything difficult to understand in the lecture today.
Nope, I understood everything that happened in class today.
no
No
No
No
Not really

Was there anything today about which you would like to know more?

I would like to know more about the montreal protocols and AGI.
no
no
There isn't anything id like to know more, as midterm results and up coming assignments are already explained in full details
No
No
Block chaining
no
Would like to receive midterm grades.
i would be grateful if we can revise logical fallacy.
How sustainability is a computing concern
no
no
Nothing much
No
it was good lecture
No
I would've liked to know about what can be done to reduce the risks of sustainability in terms of computation. There is no doubting issues such as the loss of connections can cause harm, but how can we minimize something like that?
Marks
nope
Not particularly.
no
Midterm marks.
No
Grades
Know what i got on midterm! :)
no
I would like to know more about how companies try to maximize their sustainability and how certain algorithms has helped them.
no
I would like to know more about sustainability. I am curious if we are trying to be sustainable in such a way that we are using less material or in such a way that we are only using useful data
no
No
none
really not
What does a functioning democracy look like in the age of artificial intelligence?
I'd like to learn more about the impacts of AI
More about how we can use the Montreal Protocol to learn about methods of protection against the harms of AGI.
No
An illustration on how to act with sustainability
Not really
nothing
NO
NO
no
No
No
No
About the hams that cameras can cause
No
Yes
no
Yes
Not in particular.
No
I would like to know more about sustainability in computers.
no
No
Nope
Not really
No
NO
No
no
No
the answer of midterm
Yes
Assignment looks bit tricky
No
More about the topic we learned at the end of class as we spent most of the time going over the midterm.
no
no
n/a
no
I would like to know more about how sustainability can be controlled
no
nope
I want to know more about the infographic
social dilema
no i learned a lot more today
I would like to more about sustainability in IT.
I guess I got to know about all question's answers.
Today we get enough basic knowledge given by professor…
No
I want to score better in finals.
none
no
More about infographic assignment
No
yes about assignments
No
N/A
Energy requirement of Cryptography
No
No
no it was a good lecture and covered all the topics
No, there isn't anything else I would like to know more about from today's lecture.
I would like to learn more about abstraction and the benefits/consequences of using it in our programs.
Sustainability
No
No
No
No

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