Homework 02
Due: 2024/09/17 - 5PM
Read & Respond (5 points)
Material implications of ML systems: Where does AI come from?
Keep this question in mind while you read and write a 200-word response to the following:
Optional Readings:
1.
Anatomy of an AI System
by Kate Crawford and Vladan Joler
2.
Calculating Empires
by Kate Crawford and Vladan Joler
Your response should be personal, meaning that you should be expressing your views and opinions about the text and not just summarizing it. You can use the following rubric to guide your response:
- Short summary: in one or two phrases, what are these texts about?
- Did you learn something new? What?
- What do you agree or disagree with? Why?
- Was there anything in the texts that surprised you? What? Why?
Please submit your response via Brightspace.
Grading for the readings will be assigned following these considerations:
| Response | Grade |
|---|---|
| Only summarized the reading | 2 points |
| Answered some of the prompts, but I can’t tell whether you actually read the text, or what you thought |
3 points |
| Answered enough prompts to express opinions | 5 points |