• Website bringup

• Discussed movie

• Initial entries into course topics

• Initial task delegation

• Went over initial presentation slides

Discussion Notes:

• Most technologies are grounded in things that exist/are plausible

• Movie takes place 80 years from now, most tech is plausible

• The AI's genocidal tendencies are a result of their human creators

  • Ethan experiences deeply human emotions (love, grief, hate) that lead him to his conclusion

  • Genocide is a very human thing

  • List of Genocides 

• Nearly all tech is plausible, but the accident ("neutrino burst") is complete fiction

• If sentient AI is ever created, it should be treated with respect because they inherit negative emotions from their creators as well

  • Just like a human child - the AI portrayed in this movie (David, Walter) are deeply, intrinsically human

• Ship AI plays minimal role, and it never is said/shown to be sentient or not

  • Portrayed as if non-sentient, but could be limited similar to how Walter is

• Planned next group meeting

• Created To-Do list and distributed tasks

• Created new slide show

• Drafted conclusions

• Checked in with group mates, got everyone up to the same speed

• Planned next group meeting

• finalized slideshow format

• Worked on technology pages

• Further populated course topics

• Checked in with group mates, got everyone up to the same speed

• Planned next group meeting

• Finished technology pages

• Updated homepage to feature conclusions and film about the director and creation process of the movie

• Created To-Do list and distributed tasks

• Checked in with group mates, got everyone up to the same speed

• Planned the next group meeting

• Cleaned up the slide and website 

• Time-stamped key plot points 

• Finished up chapter sections 

• Finalized Website

• Practiced presentation

• Developed speaker notes

• Works Cited page