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Exercise 6

1. How many generations of computers have we had? Identify each generation and the characteristics of each generation.

2. What impact does technology have on the actual biology of humans? See: Reading This Will Change Your Brain

3. What pioneering role did women have in terms of their contributions to computer technology? What was UNIVAC? Who were the women of ENIAC? Who was Ada, the Countess of Lovelace and what were her contributions to computer science? Who was Rear Admiral Grace Hopper? What do we know about Grace Hopper's career?

How are women still underrepresented in areas such as video games? See: Women left on sidelines in video game revolution

4. What are some of the ways AI will be used in ordinary life? (Clue: games, education, health care etc) Why should womwen be involved in the development of future generations of computers, AI and robots? See: Robots and AI See also Feminist Projects and Cyberfutures

5.Look up sites on Asimo the Robot built by Honda. See other sites on different robots. What social, ethical or moral issues do you foresee in a world where humans robots and transgenic beings have to co-exist?