Hannah Cersell

Thanks for sharing this great post Hannah! I need to watch The Social Dilemma but honestly the fears of our private data being so accessible on a regular basis scares me. After doing the Microsoft/TikTok case I definitely learned a lot more of the government’s financial plan with social platforms like TikTok/Facebook etc. and getting involved but I haven’t seen enough about protecting us.

Companies indeed need to do a better job of protecting consumer info. I fear most for consumers of pharmaceutical companies where information such as medication history would be exposed. If a company becomes hacked, then they become a liability to consumer’s browser info or worse. I would suggest making a secure profile per consumer with their consent to better market products/ideas based on the type of platform or company they’ve subscribed to. This type of data would not only benefit companies but consumers as well, so they can see how their data is used.

Lesley, this was such a great (and a little terrifying) article lol! I saw the trailer to the Netflix movie The Social Dilemma, and did not have the mental capacity to try to watch! Just knowing that my data is just floating in the internet somewhere some how is terrifying. Just wondering if there is anything on the consumers side to keep as much of their date and information not accessible?

This is a great post Hannah. I find it really interesting when companies make their apps free while users are able to freely view its content. There has to be something that companies are getting from us, and it’s our information. Although TikTok is on the heat seat about users’ privacy, many apps are doing the same thing, except TikTok is based in China. I wonder what is going to happen in the future on how data rights is going to be and how it is going to affect “free” apps. I do need to watch that documentary on Netflix as well since many people are talking about it.

Great article Hannah! I definitely plan to watch The Social Dilemma after your raving review of it in class. I wholeheartedly agree with you when you say that data is a human right being exploited without our knowledge. I’m glad conversations about this are being had more frequently. Based on discussions in class and how some major companies are trying to be perceived well in regards to data privacy, I can only hope that more companies hop on board and legislation is passed to define and set the rules and regulations. That quote you included, “If you’re not paying for the product, then you are the product,” really impacted me. Thank you for sharing.

Straight out of iRobot!!! I love the idea of self driving cars but don’t think they will be useful until we wipe all the manual ones away, which may never happen. They need to be able to communicate with each other to prevent traffic mishaps, and if they are intermixed with human powered cars, i think that really complicates the equation. Perhaps if we got it up to a 60/40 split that would be doable. Great read Hannah!!!

Wow this was really interesting to read! I definitely think the pros of this may outweigh the cons. Self driving trucks will be a lot safer on highways but at the same time it is really going to hurt truck driver’s employment. This will take a couple of years to be put into place but I think you make a lot of great points. I read a great article on this and it stated that the trucks might not be completely self driving which means people will still need to operate them to a certain extent. I think this is going to be great for the trucking industry and also for the vehicle communities as a whole. It will save lives but also keep truckers employed.

https://www.wired.com/story/what-does-teslas-truck-mean-for-truckers/

Thanks for this read Hannah! I think self-driving trucks could make the delivery of goods so much more efficient, especially, when you consider how many truck drivers spend their time on the road at night. Self driving trucks would eliminate the drivers on the road late at night who could potentially crash or fall asleep, as you describe. If most of the night time highway drivers were replaced with self driving trucks, than that could prevent most of the accidents that occur at night on our nation’s freeways. However, it does get more complicated when you factor in all the human drivers that are out during the day. Do we think robots are equipped to deal with human imperfection? Only time will tell!

Great post Hannah! I agree with several others who’ve commented – I think self-driving trucks would be a useful and efficient means of transporting goods and making deliveries, but I do worry about the intermixing of automatic vehicles and human vehicles. If overnight driving could be focused on as Kathleen mentioned, I think that would be ideal since there would be much less traffic on the road. I also agree that it would be worrisome for truck drivers employment, but maybe there’s still room for a human attendant to make sure the truck AI is functioning correctly. Really interesting read!

Now this is something I did not expect! Having AI in trucks to me seems like a great idea. It cancels out all of the cons of humans driving trucks. The only issue is if the rest of society will accept AI, even though its proven to be more safe than humans driving. For an industry that is growing rapidly, AI might be a great solution for trucking companies. I am excited to see what will happen in the future. Nice job!

After doing similar research for my Tesla post I so appreciate seeing this post, Hannah! Right when I was done, I saw some really interesting articles about their new self-driving trucks, and the methods behind them, and wanted to learn more.. On one hand they could be very beneficial but you pointed out some really important disadvantages. I already get nervous about trucks on the expressways, the thought of self-driving ones makes me even more nervous.. Just like the technology behind any of the Tesla vehicles, how can they react as well as humans? Thanks for sharing!

Nice post! While self-driving trucks will certainly save corporations a lot of money, I worry about the cost they’ll have on blue collar communities, especially in rural areas. In addition to the net loss of trucking jobs, which you noted, what happens to the “rest stop” communities on the side of highways whose primary source of income is truckers?