Unit 3 Blog Assignment

Previously in this class we have discussed the division between science and art as academic subjects and the relationship between math and art. In my previous blogs I have mentioned that art can be seen as a way of expressing mathematical or scientific ideas. I think that this week’s topic of robotics has provided a perfect example of just that. 


It was very interesting to me while exploring the course material for this unit how much of an impact on the development of technology, robotics, and industrialisation can really be accredited to the implementation of the printing press during the time of the Renaissance. It is obvious how such an invention was able to facilitate things like the scientific revolution and Renaissance, however the impact that it had on industrialization was something that I had not considered before. It is now clear how assembly lines and robots could be said to have evolved from the introduction of the printing press. 


Printing Press

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press


Industrialization of labor is just one way that we have experienced the growth of robotics. Technology has enabled mass production. An early example of this was Henry Ford’s use of assembly lines, as mentioned in lecture. The idea of using technology to separate actions into pieces and dividing production into parts among workers is an idea that began with the printing press. As labor became more mechanized, workers started to be treated as part of machines. The advancement of technology and introduction of computers has transformed the way we think of labor today. The growth of robotics continues to accelerate today. Computers have become an everyday necessity for work, school, communication, and so much more. 

Ford Assembly Line

https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2018/0312/946759-what-can-the-assembly-line-teach-us-about-innovation/


Artificial intelligence could truly be seen as a bridge between art and science or math. The idea of robotics comes from artists rather than scientists, and if art can be used to express scientific or mathematical ideas, artificial intelligence is a way of giving the creation the ability to express itself. 


Artificial Intelligence

https://www.blog.adva.com/en/artificial-intelligence-i-think-therefore-i-am.








Resources:


Anonymous. “Printing Press.” Wikipedia, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press. Accessed 16 April 2021.


Freethink. “Robot Artist Challenges Our Definition of Art.” youtube, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxbo_nLK45o. Accessed 16 April 2021.


Gratton, Dean Anthony. “Artificial intelligence: I think therefore I am?” Technically Speaking, 2019, https://www.blog.adva.com/en/artificial-intelligence-i-think-therefore-i-am. Accessed 16 April 2021.


Lipson, Hod. “Building "self-aware" Robots.” TED, 2007, https://www.ted.com/talks/hod_lipson_building_self_aware_robots#t-375742. Accessed 16 April 2021.


Rogan, Fionn. “What can the assembly line teach us about innovation?” RTE, 2018, https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2018/0312/946759-what-can-the-assembly-line-teach-us-about-innovation/. Accessed 16 April 2021.



Comments

  1. Kayla MelamedApril 18, 2021 at 5:29 PM

    Hi Donovan,

    It's definitely interesting to see how the industrialization of labor has impacted the growth of robotics and how it has further advanced and transformed the way humans think of labor today. It is also interesting to see how Ford's use of assembly lines evolved by the printing press. Artificial intelligence plays a big role in helping scientists produce mathematical ideas, and I find the idea of robotics as an essential aspect to modifying the bridge between art and science.

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  2. Shawn MaApril 18, 2021 at 7:22 PM

    Hello Donovan,

    I like that you described artificial intelligence as a bridge between art and science. Before I thought artificial intelligence are purely a mathematical thing, but now I recognized that art and humanities were also involved in the formation of different kind of AIs. Ultimately AI is meant to serve humanities, and art is one ingredient of that.

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  3. AnonymousApril 18, 2021 at 11:23 PM

    Hi Donovan!

    I like how you connected the idea to industrialization and how Artificial Intelligence have influenced the the industrialization of labor. I do have a question though. Do you think that one day robots can completely take over the laborious job of humans?

    - Luveia Pangilinan DEMSA9

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