As I reflect on this week's discussion on Web 2.0, I couldn't help but wonder how is AI used in Web 2.0 and how will it be utilized in the future. While I have seen arguments that Web 3.0 is already on the rise and may already exist in some form, I also wondered how AI would be used in Web 3.0 and beyond. My curiosity really sparked when I was completing my competency assessment in IDE 631, and I articulated my weakness in the ability to analyze a significant amount of data. Statistics and data analytics are not my strong suit. That is why I chose to enter the legal field and did not become a statistician. Anyway, after completing my checklist, I check my e-mail only to find an advertisement from my Alma Mater regarding a course in data analytics that is available to all alumni. What? Coincidence? I think not. From everything I read, AI is already being used in smartphones and search engines. AI is being used in search engines to sort through mounds of data to try to place the most relevant data up front. Smartphones are able to get to know the owner of the phone by tracking movements through various applications (Jacobi, 2020). More on the AI capabilities found in smartphones can be found in the following link https://aithority.com/guest-authors/ai-increasing-the-intelligence-on-smartphones/. I know many people, including myself, are often asking the question, how in the world did my phone just send me an advertisement on something I was just talking about or thinking about, but I did not search? The reality is our smart phones are already learning a lot more about us than we think and search engines are also incorporating AI in Web 2.0.
As I looked at what the future may look like in Web 3.0 it seems the biggest contribution of AI will be the ability of the machine to learn your habits and use the information it has learned about you to help narrow your search and not require you to sort through mounds of hits that come up on your data search. For instance, if I want to take a trip and start conducting a search, AI may analyze data on social media or other places I have visited to help narrow my search. AI would remember things like my comment on a friends page a few months ago about me really wanting to go to Hawaii or see that I liked an event that is scheduled to occur and show information for a trip to Hawaii or that event near me in my search results. Bottom line, AI will continue to grow and be used in Web 3.0 and beyond. For those that follow my blog what other ways do you think AI will be used on the web or through applications to help enhance our lives in the future?
References
Jacobi, Udi (2020). AiTHORITY. retrieved from https://aithority.com/guest-authors/ai-increasing-the-intelligence-on-smartphones/
Anthony, you bring up many valid points in your blog. As far as AI in educational settings I think if leveraged properly it will be used so that everyone, even those with disabilities will have access to quality education. There are programs out there currently that assist learners with hearing disabilities in the form of transcribed lectures in real time so that they are getting the information just as quickly as other students who are listening. On the flip side there are companies abusing the technology and that impacts how everyone feels about it. I think all technology has the propensity to be used in positive and negative ways. I look forward to following your blog.
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Anthony
ReplyDeleteI think most of us in my age group tend to be a little wary of AI (hello Skynet). It can be unsettling to talk about something or do a search and then be bombarded by that vacation locale or product. I do believe in education thier is a lot of room for growth in how AI is incorporated to assist educators and learners. Smart learning and programs that react to how you learn are just the beginning. It will be intersting to see where the next decade leads in AI learning.
Tammy
Anthony,
ReplyDeleteI am with Tammy on this one… (Skynet). I do not think society as a whole is responsible enough to incorporate AI in anything. There are too many negative actors in the world that would use AI to their own personal benefit (money, world domination, revenge on an ex-lover…etc). To be honest, if I was king for the day I would pull the plug on all this technology stuff to take us back to the dark ages…but that is just me.
Andy E.
Anthony,
ReplyDeleteAI is cool but I do not like SIri and Alexa always listening to me. I am with Tammy and Andy E., SkyNet is out there. Facebook had to shut down their AI because the two robots has created a language that the developers could not understand. They were definitely plotting against all humankind lol. I am pulling the plug and going analog with Andy. Anyway, after reading your post I assume Web 3.0 is the inclusion of AI. I am still wrapping my mind around all that 2.0 is, hence not ready to move on.
Mike
Anthony,
ReplyDeleteI sure want Web 3.0 gives me instant recipes the days I am in a rush and don't know what to make. That would solve most of the interest that I am dealing with now a days, with school and work. I think things are evolving pretty rapidly, but with everything going on with individual privacies. Some of the AI features that could evolve rapidly would most likely slow down because certain regulation being put in place. Once we start using AI in education to analyze the learning habits of a student and how they can better learn. This would be the best thing that this technology would do for eduaction.
Walt
Anthony,
DeleteI am still trying to get a grasp on 1.0! Great work this week on you very insightful and informative entry. I have to agree with your’s and everyone else’s comments above mine, big brother is totally watching, or at least listening very intently. I had this same discussion with my son the other day. He is a techie, I am a jock, a tough mix when we are searching for things to talk about. Nonetheless, we got on the topic of Amazon’s Alexa and he freaked out. He ranted and raved about privacy and unauthorized data collection and even rigged elections as a result of aggregation of voter data reaped from the web (totally a true story by the way, check out The Great Hack on Netflix). Anyway, we went back and forth and I argued that if you’re not doing anything wrong, you don’t have anything to worry about, typical dad stuff. Then he asked me to open my Facebook, and sure as could be, multiple ads for parental spyware and child safety monitoring were everywhere. My kid gave me a bit of education that day, not that I let him know it. Needless to say, we aren’t getting the Alexa. Thanks Anthony, have a good one.
-Donny
Anthony,
ReplyDeleteI am still trying to get a grasp on 1.0! Great work this week on you very insightful and informative entry. I have to agree with your’s and everyone else’s comments above mine, big brother is totally watching, or at least listening very intently. I had this same discussion with my son the other day. He is a techie, I am a jock, a tough mix when we are searching for things to talk about. Nonetheless, we got on the topic of Amazon’s Alexa and he freaked out. He ranted and raved about privacy and unauthorized data collection and even rigged elections as a result of aggregation of voter data reaped from the web (totally a true story by the way, check out The Great Hack on Netflix). Anyway, we went back and forth and I argued that if you’re not doing anything wrong, you don’t have anything to worry about, typical dad stuff. Then he asked me to open my Facebook, and sure as could be, multiple ads for parental spyware and child safety monitoring were everywhere. My kid gave me a bit of education that day, not that I let him know it. Needless to say, we aren’t getting the Alexa. Thanks Anthony, have a good one.
-Donny
Anthony,
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate your reflections on AI within the blogs you do. I am very technologically challenged and thus any information I get helps me to expand my knowledge base. I really need to do some research on Web 3.0 as I did not even know that was a thing. This shows you how far behind when it comes to these kinds of topics. I can appreciate how you tied it into statistics and analytics and the search engines we use daily. I recently watched “the social dilemma” on Netflix where it specifically talked about how AI is being used with our interactions with social media. It is driving how companies are paid and is foundationally about how we can get users to stay on the device. After watching it I really think we need to look at some regulations on these companies to protect the privacy of what and when we search. The tracking of habits to me starts to bridge a privacy component within each user. This is a great topic to think about because it will be a big part of our future. Thanks again for the insights and have a great day!
Kevin
Anthony,
ReplyDeleteAI in the future I have no doubt will be of use. I think one thing we need to consider when we talk about AI is, How do we maintain control of it? By now I am sure you read the article about the super computer Facebook built, that was the most advanced thing every built. The computer used self learning (AI) to identify habits of its users. It was supposed to connect with and communicate with other platforms to develop more reliable data. What they learned over time was that the computer had developed its own language to communicate with other devices. They eventually had to pull the plug on it, because they could no longer monitor what it was saying to these devices. SKYNET is coming lol.