What do you want out of this class?

From this class, I would like to gain more knowledge on artificial intelligence because I am fascinated with the idea and theories about artificial intelligence. I as well am interested in learning more about the future of technology and how that will affect my life. I know that due to technology, several jobs will be taken away from people, but I would like to learn more about how that will develop. I look forward to this quarter! When I was selecting what classes to take for fall quarter, I came across this class and just because of the name “Living and Working in a Virtual World” I was instantly intrigued. Everyday, myself and everyone else in this world is surrounded by technology and sometimes we do not even realize it. We also do not realize how dependent we are on this technology and way of life. I want to learn more about this dependence on technology. I question if our society will ever be able to control or lower this need for our technological devices. For me, I use my cellphone for almost everything. Social media, school, safety, etc. It would be difficult for me to even go a day without my cellphone. Additionally, I would not consider myself to be a very tech person which I struggle with when it comes to homework assignments dealing with computers and editing, etc. Hopefully in this class I will be able to become more savvy when it comes to technology. I hope that I will be able to become more educated on these topics and I am thankful for the opportunity!