February 2023 – Technology Stuff

24 February 2023

How do I help to work towards creating more inclusive and equitable AI?

meeting — Image by StartupStockPhotos from Pixabay

There are several ways you can help to work towards creating more inclusive and equitable AI:

1. 1. Educate yourself about AI and its potential impacts on society, including its limitations and biases.
  2. Advocate for diversity and inclusion in AI development and use, and support initiatives that aim to promote these values.
  3. Participate in AI development projects and ensure that the teams involved include diverse perspectives and expertise.
  4. Encourage ethical and responsible use of AI, and advocate for transparency in its deployment.
  5. Support efforts to address bias and discrimination in AI, including the development of unbiased and fair AI algorithms.
  6. Consider the social and ethical implications of AI when making decisions about its use, and work towards ensuring that it benefits everyone.

By taking these steps, you can contribute to creating a more equitable and just society where AI is used for the betterment of all people.

20 February 2023

Hiding the time

Might be just me but I quite like how the iPhone hides the time on my Lock Screen using my photographs.

Here is the full screengrab.

Though sometimes it is too good at hiding the time.

14 February 2023

Digital Cameras are back baby…

Meerkat at Bristol Zoo. — Meerkat at Bristol Zoo taken with a Sony DCR-PC110E

According to a BBC report, digital cameras back in fashion after online revival.

Digital cameras from the early 2000s are becoming must-have gadgets for many young people because of a burgeoning trend online. And in the past 12 months, videos with the hashtag #digitalcamera have amassed more than 220 million views on TikTok.

…and to think I still consider this *new* technology!

One of my favourite photographs, which was taken with a Sony Cybershot Digital Camera in 2004.

My first digital camera was HP PhotoSmart digital camera, this 0.3MP camera used proprietary memory cards, didn’t have a LCD on the back, went through batteries real fast and as for picture quality, well it left a lot to be desired, though outside shots weren’t too bad!

Houses of Parliament taken with the HP Photosmart

There is no way to view pictures on the camera, so you needed to upload them to a computer first.

Since then I used various digital cameras, including other HP PhotoSmart cameras. I then moved over to Sony Cybershot cameras, and I had about three of them. I still have one that I use now and again, though I seem to have lost the card reader for Sony’s proprietary Memory Sticks which the cameras used.

I also had a Canon EOS 300D for a while and I did think it took some really good photographs.

Hand sculpture — Sculpture taken with a Canon EOS 300D

I bought a Canon EOS 400D back in 2007 and I still use on a regular basis today.

It’s not very good in low light conditions, this is when I use my iPhone instead. Today I take nearly all my photographs using an iPhone.

Spanish coastline panorama taken with an iPhone 13

I am thinking though of getting a replacement for my EOS 400D