Josh's CSUMB Learning BLOG

 Team Video: Drone Delivery Technology General Audience:  https://youtu.be/DTrd9qXZAWg Professional Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppd_upisIGI Part 1: Video Reviews Group 8 https://youtu.be/jWQoO-hBeQc https://youtu.be/OdkkDc02Ktk?si=dihJHXxCwBZz8Zbx 1. is the topic well covered?  Good breadth in both videos, but since we did cover ethical frameworks well in CST 300 I would have liked to see some more arguments in that style. 2. is the presentation clear? Both presentations communicated the problem of ethical issues of AI at war clearly. 3. how is the quality of the research? No references cited. No discussion of different ethical frameworks. 4. how is the quality of the video production? Great use of video production tools. 5. is the video engaging and interesting? The GA video was unsettling. The music was upbeat and didn't really align with the topic of AI killing people. 6. is the team work evident? Could not tell who from the team did what since it was ...

 Part 1 - Video Planning Our group continued to use slack as our primary means of communication. Some of our group was traveling for part of the time we had so aligning synchronously was tricky early on. I think we got off to a slow start, with mainly one person pushing for progress. The rest of the group started to catch up, and I think this week we're seeing real action. I think if we set some preliminary deadlines and job split responsibilities from the start it might have gone better. Setting expectations and timelines for accountability helps for larger collaborative (and self!) projects. Part 2 - videos The harvard podcast was mostly about ethics of AI. They focused on a utilitarian framework and questioning how this fits with our capitalist economic system. One of my takeaways here is it's important to frame the problem to give context to someone's perspective. I am familiar with their analogy of "all gas, no brakes" from my time racing cars. We'd say t...

Part 1: Help Your Teammates to Develop Capstone Ideas I shared a couple of my ideas for capstone project. I think I'm leaning towards the parking lot digital twin system. It was interesting learning what others were thinking of. One team member had an idea for a skate spot database app. I like how this connects with a personal interest and could really help people solve a problem. It's leading me to reflect more on what I'm considering for my capstone to be sure I'm solving a problem that others are facing. Part 2: Keep Up With Your Learning Journal I learned a lot about the resources that the university provides for career development. Since I'm considering graduate school I dove into that area. I dove into a rabbit hole of GMAT vs. GRE testing and what it means for MBA admissions. I found some people citing that GRE is becoming more acceptable and GMAT is more expensive and more difficult. I need to look further into this course of action. I appreciated Dr. Tao...

 Part 1: Support and Comment on Teammates' Goals https://leecsumbcsonline.blogspot.com/2025/09/week-4-learning-journal.html?sc=1759809297687#c2950581426902556479 https://rrh-cst349.blogspot.com/2025/09/week-4.html?sc=1759809610042#c1726455803567540589 Part 2: Possible Capstone Ideas I have so many half-done projects from the past that I could focus on for my capstone that also have some real-world value. A long time ago I wrote an public key encryption plugin for facebook messenger on the web. While that fell apart for a number of reasons, there might be an opportunity to revive it on another platform as privacy and IP concerns become bigger issues for people. I also have some AI model development I've been putting off for a long time to see if I can train an AI to decode and produce some HAM radio digital protocols. Even though the existing algorithm is pretty efficient, it's more about finding a good way to process and train on coded broadband signals such that they could...