Korey Woodington Media Law & Literacy Blog

The advancement of technology has become all but noticeable over the past few decades. Televisions are advanced enough to almost perfectly replicate what it would look like if we were at a sports game or newsroom in person. Social media has given people of all ages new ways to connect with friends and family, as well as meet new people. Anonymity has become a powerful thing online. AI has started to gain a foothold in the online community, with old innovations such as Amazon Alexa, as well as the new and industry moving ChatGPT. Its growing exponentially, with so much to look forward to, yet so much more to be wary of.  Social media has been very prevalent over the past few years of my life, but it wasn't until my senior year of high school that I would see myself using snapchat, one of the most popular app choices among teens and young adults. It would eventually lead to me meeting my current girlfriend of over 7 months now, despite her living 2,000 miles away in Arizona. But tha

The idea of Diffusion of Innovation is a theory that tries to explain why some innovations catch on and why some other don't. Originally theorized by Everett Rogers, the proposal is that 5 elements influence the spread of an idea or innovation: the innovation itself, adopters, communication channels, time, and a social system. Here, I will explain one recent major innovation and look at it through the lens of Diffusion of Innovation. ChatGPT is a recent innovation that has taken the internet by storm. According to OpenAI , it is an artificial intelligence service that is programmed to respond to prompts and answer questions in a conversational manner. The idea of AI isn't new, but ChatGPT is one of the major breakthroughs in the industry, with its boundaries being so vast, that OpenAI has to physically limit it to prevent uncalled for behavior. Now, it can be used to answer any question someone may have, continue a conversation, even complete papers for students with great accu