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Exercise 6
1. How many generations of computers have we had? Identify each generation
and
the unique characteristics of each generation.
2. What impact does technologyhave on the actualbiology of humans?
See: Reading This Will Change Your Brain:Technology and the Rewired Brain.
3. Select five women and their contributions to computer technology. How are women still
under represented in areas of technolgy such as the video games industry? See: Women in Video Games
4. What are some of the ways AI will be used in ordinary life? (clue: games laying, education, medicine etc.,)
Why should women be involved in the next generation of computers and AI? (see Alison Adams' article).
5. Look up Asimo on the internet. What social, ethical or moral issues issue do you foresee in a world where humans and robots have to co-exist?