The document discusses The Hunger Games book and questions whether it teaches positive lessons about honor, ethics, and morals. It also discusses using artificial intelligence on mobile devices to provide more relevant information to users. Finally, it lists three questions posed by Ivan Illich regarding evaluating the social consequences of committing to new technologies, including whether they isolate people or promote polarization.

1. The Hunger GamesThe Hunger Games
Terrorism in a Velvet GloveTerrorism in a Velvet Glove
Dr. Joel HunterDr. Joel Hunter
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Barrett Honors College, ASUBarrett Honors College, ASU

2. “[The parent] asked what this book
teaches students as far as honor, ethics,
and morals. [She] stated there is no lesson
in this book except if you are a teenager
and kill twenty-three other teenagers, you
win the game and your family wins.”

3. “[W]e need to bring more brains onto the
[mobile] device so we can provide more
relevant information when needed…based
on artificial intelligence. Because that’s the
kind of technology that brings the device
close to our own reasoning capabilities.”

5. Three Questions c/o Ivan Illich—
2. Does it promote social polarization and splintering specialization
within the community? What are the social consequences if I am
committed to this technology?
3. Does the acceleration of techniques , their complexity, their power, and
so on, enforce social change at a rate that rules out cultural precedents
for present behavior?
2. Does it promote social polarization and splintering specialization
within the community? What are the social consequences if I am
committed to this technology?
1. Does the technology isolate people from each other? Does it diminish
or increase conviviality?