Blog Post #11: EOTO Review 2

    Throughout these presentations I learned a bunch of new information and terms that I had never heard of. However, there is one persons topic that sparked my interest because of how common it is. As well as, how important it is in todays world. Reanna spoke on the topic of Artificial Intelligence and all the inventions over the years that have come with it. 

    To begin, Eliza, this was the first form of AI that was created by Joseph Weizenbaum in 1966. This was seen as an online therapist and anyone can go on this website and ask questions and Eliza will answer sometimes in a question form using Natural Language Processing. This ruined Weizenbaum's life, and he regretted it. When he created Eliza, he had no idea how much power and control that a simple computer could have. But the number of questions people would ask led to the computer knowing and learning more information than Joseph had ever imagined. This was just the beginning of AI and the technologies have come a long way, its scary. 

    Next up, Siri, this is a form of AI that I have grown up using and is still popular today even though it originally came out in 2010. Siri started as an app that could be downloaded on phones and then with the new Apple 4s they found a way to integrate it into phone and it was removed from the app store. Siri is now known as Apples personal assistant and can be found across all Apple products. After Siri all the other companies had to come up with their own versions. Amazon created Alexa who was based off the Polish device Ivona which they bought to help them create Alexa. Amazon's Alexa can play podcasts, set alarms, etc. Next came Google, this was named the Google Home, and while it is similar to the other two they added new features that hooks up to your doorbell, security cameras, and even thermostats. Lastly, in 2018 Apple decided to come out with their own version of the Google Home and name it "HomePod". All of these individual products use Natural Language Processing. 

  AI took its next big step in 2022 when DALL-E was released. This software generates images by using natural language description. Now you can type up any prompt such as, a unicorn floating in space and an image will be developed. To wrap this up, in 2023 ChatGPT was created. This online chat box has gathered so much information it is ready for any question, problem, or prompt you have. 

    While it truly is impressive to learn about all of these different AI devices and the history of it, I cant help but be scared for what is to come. Having technology listening to us all of the time is terrifying and this is still just the beginning.