Pick an article (online or offline) on a recent invention related to computer technologies. They can be software, hardware, AI etc.

  1. What is the problem the writer tries to solve?
  2. What is the evidence used?
  3. How is the evidence analyzed?
  4. What is the argument/conclusion/finding? Is it convincing? Why or why not?
  5. What’s missing from the analysis? Do you find any contradictions?
  6. Using Lee Manovich’s new media principles, does the technology described in the article carry any of these characteristics: numerical representation, modularity, automation, variability, and transcoding? Explain.

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