Global Perspectives Quiz 1

Which of these technologies is NOT based on Artificial Intelligence?

• Space Rocket Propulsion

• Self-Driving Cars

• Speech Recognition

• ChatBots

Artificial Intelligence learns by ...

• Rewiring its hardware.

• Detailed instructions on what to output given any input

• Getting trained on vast amount of input data.

• Communicating with aliens.

Which of the following is the problematic trend in economics and technology?

• Technology creates more jobs, but they are less efficient.

• Technology destroys old jobs without creating new ones.

• Technology primarily destroys creative jobs.

• Technology creates less jobs and concentrates wealth into fewer hands.

Which of the following is LEAST concern with AI?

• It may be biased.

• It may make life more boring.

• It may be weaponized.

• It may make human work less valuable.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of social media?

• It increases anxiety.

• It increases privacy.

• It increases imitation.

• It increases social awareness.

FOMO is an often quoted problem induced by social media. What does this acronym stand for?

• Friends Only May Open

• Find One, Make One

• Fear Of Missing Out

• Function, or Modus Operandi

Why may it have been harder to become envious of others in an ancient village than it is in the Internet Age?

• People were less visible to each other in ancient times.

• People were less emotional in ancient times.

• People were more moral in ancient times.

• People had less free time in ancient times.

Why does René Girard think that “When the whole world is globalized, you're going to be able to set fire to the whole thing with a single match.”

• There are more weapons in the world today than ever before.

• Globalisation has created unstable supply chains of goods and services.

• Conflict spreads through human connections, and today, the whole world is connected.

• Globalisation has made individuals more warlike.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of globalisation?

• Increased economic prosperity.

• Increased freedom of travel and thought.

• Increased exchanged of knowledge and skills.

• Increased preservation of local cultures.

Carl von Clausewitz wrote: "The pure and unencumbered interaction of forces leads inevitably to the escalation of extremes." What does "escalation of extremes" mean in the context of globalisation?

• The world gets richer and richer.

• The global temperatures get hotter and hotter.

• Global rivalries get worse and worse.

• AI gets smarter and smarter.