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Reading 14

Prior to the readings, especially the Ivanka Trump: Computer Science Education a New “Priority” article, I did not know there was such a push towards giving everyone access to a computer science education. That being said, I do believe that this should be the case throughout the United States. The article states, “only 34 percent of African American students and 30 percent of rural high school students have access to a Computer Science class. Furthermore, even where classes are offered, there is a serious gender gap: less than a quarter of the students who took the [Advanced Placement Computer Science] exam nationally in 2016 were girls.” This lack of availability for such large portions of our population is troubling, as many view computer science as the future of how our businesses and economy will work. With the “treat” of automation replacing most less skilled jobs, and even some that are more specialized, being able to create or even just have an understanding of those automated
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Reading 13

According to the readings, a patent is a set of exclusive rights given to an inventor for a limited period of time in exchange for detailed public disclosure of their invention. Patents are granted to applicants who have invented something new, useful, and non-obvious. A patent does not give the right to make or sell an invention, but rather gives the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling for the term of the patents, usually twenty years. Patents are intended to prevent others from copying an invention or the wat in which that invention is created. By disclosing all of the details behind an invention, patents promote individuals to try to find more efficient and less costly ways of manufacturing products. They also encourage innovation by granting the inventor with the sole right to manufacture and sell their invention. If someone knows that they and anything they might create is protected, they will be more willing and motivated to innovate. While patents do prov
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Reading 12

The idea of having self-driving cars has always fascinated me. I remember growing up and seeing them in science fiction shows and movies and have always wondered if having them was actually possible. Now that some companies are testing them in real world scenarios, I think it is important to take a step back and address the ethics behind using this type of technology in our everyday lives. In some cases, it seems like humanity as a whole thinks, “if we can do it, let’s do it,” and doesn’t stop and think about potential consequences of adopting new technologies. I think that using fully autonomous cars is a good example of this phenomenon.   Companies have good reasons for implementing this technology into their cars. For example, the Tesla article All Tesla Cars Being Produced Now Have Full Self-Driving Hardware states, “Self-driving vehicles will play a crucial role in improving transportation safety and accelerating the world’s transition to a sustainable future. Full autonomy wi
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