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Technology Triple Trivia

TTT3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers.

May 17, 2016

  1. What were students recently surprised by after taking an online course?

Hint:

Answer: it was revealed to students taking a recent artificial intelligence course at Georgia Institute of Technology that Jill Watson, the class’ online teacher’s assistant, was a robot.  Watson, getting her brain power from IBM’s Watson analytics system, came across as a real human being, leaving students mostly intrigued, while some professionals argued there should have been full disclosure made to the students at the outset.  Read the details here.

2. What technology is helping some students achieve academic qualifications they may not deserve?

Hint:

Answer: smartwatch technology is giving students the opportunity to retrieve information and answers to exam questions at the touch of a button.  To curtail this practice, some countries and institutions have issued, or are considering issuing, a complete ban on all watches as it can be difficult to distinguish traditional time-tellers from smartwatches, some of which come with additional bells & whistles that help students not get caught.  Read more here.

3. Smartphone password code or fingerprint, why is one recommended over the other?

Hint:

Answer: biometrics technology could very well undermine one’s Fifth Amendment legal right against self-incrimination. The difference between a password code and a fingerprint identifier is that while individuals have a right not to reveal the contents of their minds, including things like password codes, fingerprints do not fall within the same category as they are, in essence, out in the public domain.  Therefore fending off a request to unlock a phone via fingerprint in an investigation may not be so easy. Read the story here.