RP proposal Draft #1

The question I am looking to research into would be “How AI is going to be working in the media and other creative works to influence what people believe?”.  A large example in the recent media would be how large publishers have been reporting a lot on aviation incidents since the DC air to air collision and the general aviation crash in Philadelphia.  Obviously TikTok isn’t much a “credible” source for this matter but a quick look into a comment section on a media post reporting an aviation incident its easy to see that people are in fear about flying currently despite the statistics showing that incidents are happening less often than last year.   

Some potential sources I could use for this will be “New Laws of Robotics” from Pasquale and Weizenbaums “Computer Power and Human Judgement.  These are both sources that talk about the ethical uses of AI and how they emulate the human brain so I can use them to talk about the ethics of media companies using AI to follow trends that will increase their viewership like covering aviation incidents after a major crash.

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I think a lot could be said about AI incorporation in algorithms and how it heavily influences what information we are fed. I have noticed more recently how my TikTok For You page is so easily altered by what I like, who I follow, what I search, and the ads I look at. I swear I’ll look at something, and the next day, my entire page is swarmed with that topic, person, or product. I think this can create a lot of bias when you are only reading news or information specific to your interests or that you’re repeatedly shown, and this is seen a lot on platforms like TikTok that use these algorithms. Looking into how AI-driven algorithms can change the public’s perception of risks like the plane crash example would be interesting.

Thank you for the feedback. Have you posted your final proposal yet? Maybe it just isn’t showing right now. Also just a heads up, for the posts you need to add a comment form in order for people to comment on the posts. I couldn’t figure out how to do that until a few weeks ago but its in the left tab where you can add textboxes and stuff like that, just search for comment or something and it should pop up.

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