Bonus Lecture: “All Media is Social Media”
For the masochists among you, here is the theoretical piece promised. Contents and timelines for the video are:
Week 11 Spring 2024
Slides & video below. Additional video of Jonathan Zittrain’s wonderful and humorous talk on memes which perhaps fits with the end of our course (albeit at a decidedly odd angle).
Child Rights and Copyright Wrongs
We live in a world where children are increasingly engaging in creative expression, we must address therefore address the vulnerabilities they face in the realm of intellectual property. From original artwork to innovative storytelling, children are contributing immensely to our cultural landscape, and this is being done increasingly through social media platforms. Yet, amidst their […]
Copyright Conflicts in AI Generated Music
by Brittney, Jack, Jake and Rob. In our presentation this week we will be discussing the tension between AI and human creators in copyright, with a specific focus on music. We will examine how some early experiments with novel approaches to music are a precursor to current AI approaches to music creation. As part of […]
Week 9 Spring 2024
Slides & video below. Unfortunately, the lecture capture system glitched somehow and did not record the first ten or so minutes of the class…
“Canadian game ‘Canuckle’ says Wordle owner hasn’t sent it copyright notice yet”
Many of us play the daily New York Times games on our devices, but did you know that their Wordle game has copyright protections? According to the linked article, “the New York Times filed several Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notices to developers of Wordle-inspired games, saying many of the alleged clones infringe on […]
Data Back
Reading the e-book #DataBack: Asserting and supporting indigenous data sovereignty, really made me reconsider much of what I’ve thought about and known about AI technology. In doing so, I wanted to take a step back and look at the broader system and advancement of technology in general and see how this might impact Indigenous communities. […]
Crime Prediction
The article titled “Crime Prediction Keeps Society Stuck in the Past” (linked below) which accurately displays the problematic issue with predictive technology. Reading about Robert McDaniel’s story really made me question the use of AI in situations like this, especially when people’s freedoms are at risk. The article states that predictive technology was used to […]
Week 1 Spring 2024
Slides & video below…
Welcome to Cohort 1
It’s a wonderful privilege for us to teach a new course on a very timely subject. We look forward to meeting everyone in the class and to the adventure of building the course with you. Rowan & Jon
