Media Law & Literacy Summer 2024

     Social media platforms have become increasingly more popular the past few years. Platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat give influencers the chance to express themselves, be an advocate for the things they are passionate about, and share a glimpse into their lives. As an influencer with around 100,000 followers, I understand the content that I post is going to be viewed by many. Reflecting on my social media, posts, analytics, and how I am perceived is something I do on a daily basis due to the fact my income comes from the traction on my media accounts.  It is without a doubt that there are mixed perspectives of my content based on who is looking at my social media. For the career field that I want to go into being streetwear fashion design and modeling, my social media provides a portfolio of my talents positively.  A big part of my social media accounts includes empowering women by spreading light on body and self positivity. I do this by pos...

Seeing how quickly AI is developing was one of the most shocking things said in the video on AI. Nowadays, AI is capable of more than just completing jobs; it can also make difficult decisions and even be creative. This quick progress stimulates wonder as well as concern. On the one hand, artificial intelligence has enormous potential to address critical global problems However, the moral implications of AI having such power are unsettling. The idea of AI exceeding human intelligence frightened me the most. The potential situation where AI may endlessly improve itself and cause an uncontrollably high level of intelligence was covered in the video. It is disturbing to consider that we might no longer be the most intelligent species on Earth. It raises important questions regarding how we will interact with technology in the future and the dangers of developing beings that may develop faster than we can comprehend or manage. It's difficult to navigate how AI will affect internet secu...