Mai

UOW Bachelor of Arts *writes resume in glitter glue* @uowcreative

[Mai @maihdang]

@cannonMilly76 @emiilydunn Hi both, I’m still interested!

[Mai @maihdang]

Calling it: Miley Cyrus for Super Bowl 2024 - feat. Dolly Parton

[Siemens Aus & NZ @Siemens_Aus]

Mental wellbeing means different things to different people. For R U Ok? Day, we asked some of our Siemens family what it meant to them. Here's what they had to say...

[Mai @maihdang]

@BenVance17 Great to hear Ben!! Good luck w your journey!!

[Anonymous @YourAnonCentral]

An organizer shouts George Floyd’s last words while thousands lay on the ground "dead" for over 8 minutes. Powerful moment. #ICantBreathe #GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMattter (📹@IanHoppe)

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

I wrote out some thoughts on how to make this moment a real turning point to bring about real change––and pulled together some resources to help young activists sustain the momentum by channeling their energy into concrete action. https://t.co/jEczrOeFdv

[Mai @maihdang]

@Foxfire40900590 do you know if there's any significant differences between the manga and the movie? since the manga ran way back 1990 and the movie is produced almost 30 years later #BCM325 #AlitaArmy

[Mai @maihdang]

Alita, once again, challenges our conventional definition of humanism and making us think about the fundamentals of our humanity in relations to technology #BCM325

[Harrison @harrisoneast_]

"Is Alita an example of posthumanism? ... an unclear concept since we have not achieved this state... 'something ... which is neither animal nor man" but instead settles between nature and humanity'"
https://t.co/kBPPdJpWId
#AlitaBattleAngel #BCM325

[Mai @maihdang]

interesting read, especially about the father-daughter relationship between Alita and Ido being one of the reasons for Alita's humaness. Would AI ever be able to establish such emotional connections? #BCM325

[Ava Eva Thornton 🌶️🍋🎵🏳️‍⚧️ @AvaEvaThornton]

Another great article, coincidentally also written by someone called Harrington, @fincherism. #BCM325
https://t.co/mSJ5ReQdXh

[Isabella @sneakygreeky1]

Alita as a character is a much better role model than the average action hero. She’s written as wholesome and perceptive, but also brave and an outcast. #BCM325

[Mai @maihdang]

it's not solely the tech! it's our attitude towards it that also matters #BCM325 #UOWCreative

[Christopher Moore @CL_Moore]

Ido: “Now you know you are. But that’s just a shell. Not good or bad. That part’s up to you.”
#BCM325 #UOWCreative #AlitaBattleAngel

[Mai @maihdang]

@challengerST what can't AI replicate? if AI is learning through experience it can potentially generate its own characteristics and streams of thoughts. What would be the drawing line, then, between humanity and AI? #BCM325

[Isabella @sneakygreeky1]

At its core, the films biggest accomplishment is the construction and execution of Alita herself, who not only has the capacity to feel uneasy about the limitations her own humanity but is capable of the agency afforded to humankind, despite materially being a cyborg. #bcm325

[Mai @maihdang]

The concept of memories is discussed again in #AlitaBattleAngel with the premise of Alita trying to gain back her identity. Do you think eventually memories will be what anchor us to being humans from turning into full-on machines? #BCM325 #UOWCreative

[Mai @maihdang]

"The idea that a machine can learn, just like a human or even a non-human animal, is truly a profound ambition and paradigm-changing achievement" - our lecture this week by @CL_Moore #BCM325

[Mai @maihdang]

The protagonist in our screenings so far are mostly underdogs, ordinary in physicality but its their minds that are different! Maybe it alludes to our future tech scene: the heavy focus on training the computer's "mind" or A.I rather than focusing on robotic strength #BCM325

[Gemma McCammon @gemma_mccammon]

The mind is so much more powerful than the body #BCM325

[Julia Belikova @JustJulessss]

#BCM325 The future Rodriguez and his crew have come up with is intentionally multicultural, borrowing elements from Blade Runner and Rogue One to create an urban environment somewhere in South America that feels like a mish-mash of various cultures coming together.

[Mai @maihdang]

The duality is reflected in this week's lecture: It's not just about the exponential growth of technology, but rather their diffusion, affordability, reception and application by users that is important" - it's about our attitude towards such advancement as well #BCM325 https://t.co/WQxWD4CHpw

[Julia Belikova @JustJulessss]

#BCM325 If we are to have a future of cyborgs, the film presents a range of concepts that are fascinating: will these cyborgs still need to eat, to sleep, & how will a mixed society of humans & cyborgs function. Alita: Battle Angel is a vision of one such possible future