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Hi, my name is Haley Marshall and I am a current senior at Roger Williams University looking to further my education post graduation by pursuing my JD. I am a member of the Women's Rugby team on campus as well as a peer mentor and involved as an active volunteer with the RI Special Olympics.

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First Post
During our class on 1/30, I found it really interesting to discuss different things about the internet in general as it is not something that I typically find myself discussing in any of my classes due to my majors being Psychology and Criminal Justice. I specifically enjoyed learning about how usage of chat GPT and how there is a such a big difference between the versions that exist. I have not used it much in the past, so it was fun for me to try to input things and see what came back out.
The Marvel of the Telegraph
The creation of the telegraph was a way to revolutionize communication and make it so that people can keep in touch while a considerable distance apart. The need to communicate in a more effective way began to arise as old methods of communication grew tired. Working to develop the a new form of communication combined past and present forms of communication to ultimately form what we know now as the telegraph. This invention helped to boost our economy and pave the way for future instant communication. Morse and Vail worked together to create the telegraph system, using a code Morse created and is now famously named after him. Not only did they play a large role, but so did the people working the telegraph system that had to manually work the wires that were sending the messages. The telegraph was all about fast, effective communication. For it to work, the signals need to start and stop. This is why this invention could only be digital and not analog. Because the telegraph was digital and able to spread communication so quickly, this had a major impact on society at the time. People were able to communicate faster than ever whether it regarded personal messages or important correspondence about war. More and more inventors wanted to throw their hats into the ring to try to create the next big thing. Further innovation continued and lead to the creation of the phone and eventually society entered the stage we are in now in terms of instant communication. The telegraph was a major, important stepping stone that lead to the modern day version of communicating.
Pics and Pixels

As humans we are consuming images all the time. For example, the average person can process an entire imagine in under a minute according to what neuroscientists at MIT found through a study that looked at visual processing. With technology easily accessible and often in our hands, new images and media are being viewed constantly. It is easy to forget what we are really looking at when we are looking at these images on our phones, but in reality we are looking at pixels made of colors. Images are made of pixels which are filled with colors, specifically yellow, magenta, and cyan. These colors together can create any other color, helping to create images as we know them. The larger the image, the more color is requires and the more pixels that are used to comprise the image. On an even smaller scale than that, bits are what make up a pixel and hold the color that exists in the pixel itself. The depth of the bits is determined by the amount of color used to make up each color existing within the pixel.

Bit by Bit, Little by Little
Steganography is the art of hiding messages, often time text, within an image or through another type of digital media. This is a practice that dates back to ancient times where it was used quite regularly. The original purpose was to conceal important or secret messages within something else, so only the recipient would be able to decode and understand the message. In the digital age, steganography has the same purpose but is done through different media avenues such as images, videos, audios, etc. Software is used to both hide and reveal the messages being encoded into these digital aspects. These messages are encoded into the bits of the chosen media. For example, an image can have messages imbedded within the bits that make up the image. The typical way of doing this is by taking the “least significant bits” (LSB) and putting the message within those so that the image is not distorted significantly. The message is converted into binary code, represented by 1s and 0s, and then put secretly into the bits so that it is not easily seen. 

This response is estimated at about 30% Ai generated. The rest is from the links provided and notes taken during class time. 

OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat

Where do we draw the line with AI?
One assignment that would not be helpful using AI is a personal reflection. If we were asked to complete an assignment talking about what we have learned from the class, what we think about the class, and overall talking about our personal opinion. AI cannot replicate specific thoughts and feelings that a person feels. If someone tried to use AI on an assignment like this it would ruin the entire point of the assignment and make it disingenuous. AI can “mimic” emotions but cannot feel them in the same way a human can, making the use of AI in an emotional based or opinion based assignment not useful. Programs such as Chat GPT can “infer” emotion in the sense of trying to use the context in order to complete the requested task, but it cannot use and understand emotion as it is intended to be perceived. AI can be incredibly useful in many facets of life, but at the same time cannot be used in a way that is applicable to all things.

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hmarshall687@g.rwu.edu

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