I can see robotic Teddy Bears urging children to
vote for the Bull Moose party.
New research shows that children are more likely
than adults to give in to peer pressure from robots, a disturbing
finding given the rapidly increasing rate at which kids are
interacting with socially intelligent machines.
… The point of Vollmer’s experiment was to
measure the social impact exerted by robots onto both children and
adults, particularly the way in which peer pressure from robots might
contribute to social conformity. The results, published
today in Science Robotics, shows that adults are largely immune
to robotic influence, but the same cannot be said of children, who
conformed to the opinions of a robotic peer group, even when those
opinions were clearly wrong. This research means we need to keep a
close eye on the social effects exerted by robots and AI onto young
children—an increasingly important issue given the frequency with
which children are interacting with social machines.
Don’t ‘look’ like a lawyer?
Visual
Literacy for the Legal Profession
Sherwin, Richard K., Visual Literacy for the Legal
Profession (January 15, 2018). Journal of Legal Education,
Forthcoming . Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3212819
“Digital technology has transformed the way we
communicate in society. Swept along on a digital tide, words,
sounds, and images easily, and often, flow together. This state of
affairs has radically affected not only our commercial and political
practices in society, but also the way we practice law.
Unfortunately, legal education and legal theory have not kept up.
Inconsistencies and unpredictability in the way courts ascertain the
admissibility of various kinds of visual evidence and visual
argumentation, lapses in the cross examination of visual evidence at
trial, and inadequately theorized notions of visual meaning and the
epistemology of affect tell us that the status quo in legal education
is untenable. Law teachers today have an obligation to provide their
students with the rudiments of visual literacy.”
Could be useful.
Google
releases political ad directory
Google is rolling out the online
library of U.S. political ads it promised lawmakers last year,
along with a report detailing political ad-spending trends across its
platforms.
Perspective. “Run! Run! The Bezos is coming!”
Movie
theater stocks drop on report Amazon may disrupt their industry next
Amazon
may disrupt the movie theater business next.
Bloomberg News is
reporting Amazon is looking to buy Landmark Theatres.
Citing people familiar with the situation, the
media outlet said the movie chain's owners are working with
investment bank Stephens and talking to "other suitors."
It added that no decisions have been made and the discussions may not
lead to a deal.
A tool for me.
I can see robotic Teddy Bears urging children to
vote for the Bull Moose party.
New research shows that children are more likely
than adults to give in to peer pressure from robots, a disturbing
finding given the rapidly increasing rate at which kids are
interacting with socially intelligent machines.
… The point of Vollmer’s experiment was to
measure the social impact exerted by robots onto both children and
adults, particularly the way in which peer pressure from robots might
contribute to social conformity. The results, published
today in Science Robotics, shows that adults are largely immune
to robotic influence, but the same cannot be said of children, who
conformed to the opinions of a robotic peer group, even when those
opinions were clearly wrong. This research means we need to keep a
close eye on the social effects exerted by robots and AI onto young
children—an increasingly important issue given the frequency with
which children are interacting with social machines.
Don’t ‘look’ like a lawyer?
Visual
Literacy for the Legal Profession
Sherwin, Richard K., Visual Literacy for the Legal
Profession (January 15, 2018). Journal of Legal Education,
Forthcoming . Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3212819
“Digital technology has transformed the way we
communicate in society. Swept along on a digital tide, words,
sounds, and images easily, and often, flow together. This state of
affairs has radically affected not only our commercial and political
practices in society, but also the way we practice law.
Unfortunately, legal education and legal theory have not kept up.
Inconsistencies and unpredictability in the way courts ascertain the
admissibility of various kinds of visual evidence and visual
argumentation, lapses in the cross examination of visual evidence at
trial, and inadequately theorized notions of visual meaning and the
epistemology of affect tell us that the status quo in legal education
is untenable. Law teachers today have an obligation to provide their
students with the rudiments of visual literacy.”
Could be useful.
Google
releases political ad directory
Google is rolling out the online
library of U.S. political ads it promised lawmakers last year,
along with a report detailing political ad-spending trends across its
platforms.
Perspective. “Run! Run! The Bezos is coming!”
Movie
theater stocks drop on report Amazon may disrupt their industry next
Amazon
may disrupt the movie theater business next.
Bloomberg News is
reporting Amazon is looking to buy Landmark Theatres.
Citing people familiar with the situation, the
media outlet said the movie chain's owners are working with
investment bank Stephens and talking to "other suitors."
It added that no decisions have been made and the discussions may not
lead to a deal.
A tool for me.
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