Vital Statistics of a Citizen, Simply Obtained byMartha Rosler The whole video struck me as scientific, cold, and creepy. The woman in the video seems to become an inhuman being, an object being measured by the men in white coats. I think even the measurement for the sake of statistics should be done on the basis of respecting human nature. This kind of partial mechanized behavior and cold narration makes people feel very uncomfortable. The narration contains many requirements and movement instructions, and the measured person is female, which makes the whole video seem to be the social requirements and disrespect of the society for women. Where there is measurement, there will be standards, which also leads to the internalization of standards of the meaning of women’s existence. At the end of the video, pictures of the government measuring women and children are shown, accompanied by a string of impassioned asides about “crimes against women.” I’m not sure why I put the two together, but I guess it’s a causal relationship.
The class also discussed whether AI should be suspended. I think AI is the result of technological progress. I do not oppose the existence and use of AI. Currently, AI is helpful to human beings. However, I think that further research and strengthening the ability of AI may lead to the replacement of human jobs by AI, and a large number of people cannot find jobs, which will have a great impact on economy and humanity. Although AI follows instructions to behave, it does not rule out the possibility that advanced robots could one day develop emotions.