Theory of Knowledge - Course Companion for Students Marija Uzunova Dang Arvin Singh Uzunov Dang

historian Deborah Levitt supports such
Media
claim, arguing that animation is the dominant
a
of our historical moment. She proposes
medium
concept called the “animatic apparatus” to
a
sense of contemporary culture, spanning
make
from Instagram influencers to post-
everything
politics. In this age, Levitt claims, the
truth
between real and fake, natural and
boundaries
alive and inert are less clear and less
unnatural,
Instagram influencers use digital filters,
relevant.
enhancements and CGI to look unreal,
cosmetic
hyper-real, while at the same time “virtual
or
such as @lilmiquela appear real
influencers”
to gain over a million followers, release
enough
on Spotify, endorse hair products and
songs
social justice causes. Many of
champion
To what extent does deepfake technology
1.
new challenges for evaluating the
present
How might processes of knowledge that
2.
on evidence need to adapt as aresult?
rely
To what extent are deepfakes a
3.
problem requiring a
technological
is arguably the most powerful industry in
What
history has entered the lives of most people
human
Earth with openly world-changing ambitions—but
on
a deliberate process of ethics, inclusivity, and
without
to the full conversation between Krista
Listen
and Anil Dash on “Tech’s Moral
Tippett
fans continue to interact with her
@lilmiquela’s
if she were a real person. Perhaps this is not
as
makes the claim that the way we think
Levitt
things no longer functions in the animatic
about
Her use of the plural “worlds” is
worlds.
because there is no one world with
deliberate
our senses interface, but rather selfcontained
which
or intermingling media environments
exist in print, digital or virtual form. Also, a
that
amount of day-to-day life occurs through
huge
that are algorithmic and imperceptible,
processes
that we cannot sense them, though the
in
digital and material, certainly
environments,
us. Can our ethics serve us in this age?
sense
What different responsibilities rest with
4.
producers of deepfakes, the platforms
the
which they spread and the people who
on
them?
view
When is a warning or disclaimer
5.
a deepfake video sufficient,
accompanying
when might it be necessary to remove,
and
or erase a video? Who should come
ban
with the relevant guidelines and
up
standards?
terms: Anil Dash Tech’s
Search
Reckoning
Moral
the ability to influence life on this planet,
With
core activities such as communication,
including
movement, consumption and
learning,
and to bestow or strip power
reproduction,
from individuals and peoples, technology
away
needs ethics. But such ethics are
obviously
when the cause and effect of
challenged
impacts are difficult to observe
technological
IV. Ethics
III. Methods and tools
IV. Ethics
surprising in an age of deepfakes.
For ref lection
Coping with the hyper-reality of
deepfakes
reliability of claims and sources?
technological solution?
I V. E T H I C S
accountability.
(Tippett 2017)
Reckoning” at the link.
or infer, when technological progress has been
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