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Internet Evolution: From Origins to Consequences

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HUM-122(b): Global issues: communication B

Ce cours présente les enjeux mondiaux de la communication en lien avec l'essor de l'intelligence artificielle (IA). L'approche interdisciplinaire intègre les SHS avec les sciences de l'ingénierie et initie au décryptage des enjeux sociaux, techniques et po ...

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This lecture delves into the evolution of the Internet, starting from its inception as a network for military communication to its current state as a global information hub. It explores the impact of the World Wide Web, encryption, and information security, highlighting the challenges and benefits of digital communication. The instructor emphasizes the importance of understanding the dual nature of technological advancements, focusing on both their positive and negative implications.

Instructors (3)

Rémi Philippe Lebret

James Richard Larus

Expertise James Larus is a Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC) at EPFL (école Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). Before joining IC in October 2013, Larus was a researcher, manager, and director in Microsoft Research for over 16 years and an Assistant and Associate Professor in the Computer Sciences Department at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.Larus has been an active contributor to numerous communities. He published over 100 papers (with 14 be

Florian Lucas Jaton

Florian Jaton is a researcher and lecturer at EPFL (College of Humanities) and at the University of Lausanne (Faculty of Social and Political Sciences). He previously worked at the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science at the University of California, at the Centre de sociologie de l'innovation at Mines Paris, and at the Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. His research interests are the sociology of algorithms, the philosophy of mathematics, and the history o

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