Carolin's STEM Skills and Society Blog

Making My Very Own FAQ Chatbot Hello, my lovely genteel readers. Today in STEM Skills we worked with, yes you guessed it, AI. Specifically, we made our very own Chatbot. So, in this blog I will be discussing what I did, how I did it, and how it works. So first to understand what I did you must know what a Chatbot is. A Chatbot is a computer program coded to answer and reply automatically to a user who may have inquiries or to generally do any task the programmer desires.  So, for my first chatbot, as I was new to this I simply used the code given to me. But I changed the questions and answers to similar questions and answers but much more interesting. For example, instead of having the possible option that the user will say "How are you?" I changed it to "What is your favorite sanrio character?". As you can see it is of a similar format but still different. Doing this to all three of the questions I ended up with this as my final code...

 Machine Learning Give a summary of the information presented and how you think you might use that information in your own schooling.   Abstract: Today, instead of having a regular split class of STEM Skills and STEM in Society, we had an interactive lecture from Dr. Schuman who is an Assistant  Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science here at UTK.  During the lecture she began by asking us the first question she asks her students at the beginning of the year. That is "what is machine learning?". To answer this, we essentially came to the conclusion that machine learning is when AI or technology produces tests and data for itself to learn from. Just as we students are trialed and quizzed in order to measure how well we are learning. Scientists and researchers are doing the same for machines and AI. To show us this and how it works even in our daily life Dr. Schuman presented 3 interactive activities for us.  The first activity involved a webs

 Touching Grass Abstract: Yesterday we went to Ijams Nature Center and walked around observing our surroundings answering questions in our packets. I won't be writing much from me personally in this blog, but I'll be showing you pictures from the center as well as my packet responses. ^ Responses to Questions in the Packet ^ Pictures of the Nature Center Unfortunately, I could not share the video of the caterpillar doing its little dance with you all as the file was too big, but I'm sure if you wander out to Ijams nature center you will see one dancing too. 

 How to be a Saleswoman and Titanic Predictor 101 Abstract: In this blog I will be covering how to make an excel visualization dashboard as well as how to predict who died and survived the Titanic sinkage using AI Yesterday in STEM Skills we covered the topic of data visualization and were given the option of doing different forms of visualization. Of these choices I decided to do a excel data visualization. In this datasheet we first had learned how to link icons to certain pages within the sheet which was then followed by how to format the sheet's background which in the picture below is showcased by the blue line with the icons leading to different pages and the shadow-y backdrop of each category. Then to put the data into visualization form, still following the YouTube tutorial, I converted the data into map, line graph, doughnut charts, and shape charts as well to represent different areas of the data. At the end this is what it looked like... So now that I have learned how to

  To CAFO Or Not To CAFO That Is The Question Abstract: CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) have been of latest concern where in STEM in Society we discussed what were the benefits and problems of CAFOs in their rise in society today. Via: Thoughtco.com Today in were essentially debating as to whether or not CAFOs were too essential for society to get rid of or whether they should be replaced as they are too heinous and inhumane. My team, comprised of Kim Huang, Lane Comstock, Anandi Durgam, Sanvi Guruprasad, and I, were given the task for finding the benefits of CAFOs are arguing why they are needed in this society and time. In this discussion we came up with 4 main points as to why they are essential for us.  Reasons Firstly there is not enough land for all farming to be open farm as in America already due to increasing population, more homes and corporations are being built diminishing the land available to open farm as well as depleting the nutrients located within the g

 What Determines Whether or Not Something Is a "Person"? Abstract: In this post we will be discussing what criteria constitutes one as a "Person" and if they do not meet ALL  parts of the criteria does it mean they are not a person? Today in class we were given a list of characteristics that define "personhood" which essentially means whether or not they are a person and if so, they should have these qualities. Below we see a picture of said list. Yet, although we were given this list that supposedly defines what a person is and should be I don't think that is what should qualify whether or not something is a person.  Being vs. Moral Respect Although one could be a human which we classify as a person that does not mean it deserves the attitude we give towards "people" likewise although one could be non-human that does not mean we should give it 0 moral respect. Like many rules within science and study there are exceptions. Just as sociopaths