From Clay Tablets to Smartphones

What Counts as Analog Analog means information is represented as a continuous, physical signal that changes smoothly, like a wave. Analog devices mirror the real world directly, without breaking information into separate numerical units. Sundial Hourglass Thermometer...

Digitizing Text and Sound

Digitizing Text and Sound Digitization is the process of converting information into the 0s and 1s that a computer can store and read. For text, this is straightforward: each character is assigned a numerical code. Because every character maps perfectly to a number,...

Digital vs Natural

Digital vs Natural When we create a digital version of something, a photo, a sound, or even a physical object, we’re not copying it perfectly. Instead, we’re translating it into data that computers can store and process: zeros and ones. This digital representation...

AI in Warfare

AI in Warefare During my time in the Internet and Digital Revolution class, a classmate did their presentation on AI in Warfare and whether or not it is right to do so, or how much control AI should have. During the presentation, the presenter asked us questions about...

The Ai That’s Redefining Mathematics

The AI That’s Redefining Mathematics Artificial intelligence is moving beyond automation and into creation. As Forbes reports, Carina Hong, a Stanford dropout, founded Axiom Math, a startup building an AI capable of solving the world’s toughest math...