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Reading 12: I get patents in theory, but the execution is a little off

There was a point in my life where I thought I wanted to be a patent lawyer. I thought it was the perfect way to combine an engineering undergraduate degree with a desire to be a lawyer. Looking back though…

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Reading 11: The world of autonomous vehicles where I can (safely) eat breakfast on the way to work

I worked at Ford this past summer, and the impression I got from that experience was that everyone believed AV was both obviously beneficial and an inevitable…

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Reading 11: Is AI cool or spooky?

I would consider AI any application of computer intelligence that attempts to imitate human intelligence and can become smarter over time. I’m simultaneously very impressed and slightly unnerved by the descriptions given in the readings of the AI programs that have been…

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Reading 10: Trolling and Anonymity in the Internet World

Note: Sorry I just realized when I went to post Reading 11 that I didn’t post this in my Ethics blog publication but just in my stories last week.

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Reading 08: Does Anyone Really KNOW If Net Neutrality is Better?

When I first heard about Net Neutrality years ago, my first thought was that repealing it would be very bad— partially just because everyone on the internet seemed in agreement on that — but honestly I just wasn’t…

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Reading 08: Holding Corporations to Ethical Standards

I think that the idea of “corporate personhood” or treating corporations the same as indiviuals in terms of constitutional laws was expressed very well in the “If Corportations Are People, They Should Act Like It” piece. As the author…

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Reading 07: Big Data is scary, but it also made sure the cutest formal dress popped up on my Facebook feed so it’s pretty ok

I do think that it is important to make people aware of the potential vulnerabilities of big data, but the reality of…

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Reading 06: Snowden

After reading Snowden’s article about why he did what he did, I definitely understand him more. I especially liked the part where he said that he made an oath to the constitution, not to the NSA or the United States government. And that he felt his actions were justified in defending the…

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Reading 05: Whistleblowing and the Challenger

Discussing and thinking about whistleblowing is harder for me than the other topics that have been discussed so far in this class, mostly because I have less personal acedotes to relate and form my own opinions. However, after reading the articles…

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Reading 04: The Token “Girl in STEM”

Sorry for yet another late post. After an overwhelming weekend this unfortunately got set to the back burner, but I really think that the class discussion today helped me gather my thoughts and make a more informed stance on this issue that I spend a lot of time…

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