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The importance of artificial intelligence in achieving the UN sustainability goals
Get PDFClimate change related issues have increasingly gained attention of those in the field of science, business and politics. In addition to that, the United Nations (UN) has sustainable development on its agenda and is looking for innovative ways to achieve it. Great potential is seen in the complex technology of artificial intelligence (AI). AI is progressively causing changes in all areas of life such as traffic, com-munication, work and health. The aim of this master's thesis is to investigate, whe-ther or not, AI applications can have a positive effect on the achievement of the first five Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s Agenda 2030 concerning poverty, hunger, health, education and genderequality. Therefore the theoretical fundamentals of AI and the concept of sustainable development are clarified. Also a connection between the two subject areas is drawn. Based on existing AI applica-tions in the field of sustainability and previous research, that links AI and sustaina-bility, the discussion reveals to which extent positive and negative effects can be shown by using the technology for achieving the five SDGs. The results indicate that AI offers opportunities to lead society in the direction of future sustainability within planetary boundaries; however, unexpected negative consequences must be taken into account. International legal frameworks can counteract the risks of using the intelligent technologies. The orientation towards economic growth, which is also reflected in the use of AI, has prevented a sustainable orientation up to now
Das narrative Potenzial nichtdiegetischer Klänge im Film - Eine Analyse akusmatischer Geräusche anhand ausgewählter Filmszenen seit den 1970er Jahren
Get PDFDie vorliegende Bachelor-Thesis stellt die Frage in den Fokus, ob nichtdiegetischen Klängen
im Film eine ausreichende Semantik innewohnt, sodass sie eine narrative Funktion
übernehmen können. Um sich dem Untersuchungsgegenstand zu nähern, werden für die
Analyse essenzielle Begrifflichkeiten erläutert und für diese Arbeit gültige Definitionen
aufgestellt. An den theoretischen Teil anknüpfend, erfolgt eine Vorstellung ausgewählter
Geräusche und ihre kultur- sowie sozialhistorische Bedeutung. Wenn man versteht, ob
die Bedeutung eines Klangobjekts durch einen weiteren Kontext angereichert ist, lässt
dies die Einordnung und Interpretation einer narrativen Semantik von gegebenenfalls
nichtdiegetischen Geräuschen zu. Mittels selektierter Filmbeispiele seit den 1970er-Jahren
wird überprüft, ob und in welchem Umfang in der bisherigen Sounddesign-Praxis dieser
Erzählweise Beachtung geschenkt wurde. Die Analysen werden dabei die Anforderungen
an ein Geräusch und dessen Setzung offenbaren, die notwendig sind, damit ein
semantischer Gehalt gegeben ist. Abschließend wird erläutert, wie der narrative Einsatz
nichtdiegetischer Klänge die konzeptionellen Überlegungen und das Sounddesign des
studentischen Films Ich geh nirgendwohin, für dessen Bildmontage und Tongestaltung
der Autor dieser Thesis verantwortlich ist, beeinflusst hat.The present bachelor thesis focuses on the question of whether non-diegetic sounds in
film sufficient semantics have so that they can assume a narrative function. In order to
get closer to the subject of research, essential terms for the analysis are explained and
definitions that are valid for this work are established. Following on from the theoretical
part, selected sounds and their cultural and socio-historical significance are presented.
Understanding whether the meaning of a sound object is enriched by a larger context
enables the classification and interpretation of the narrative semantics of possibly nondiegetic
sounds. Using selected film examples since the 1970s, it is checked whether the
previous sound design practice paid attention to this narrative method, in which contexts
it is used and whether it is a common stylistic device. The analyzes will show the requirements
for a sound and its positioning, which are necessary to ensure that semantic content
is given. Finally, it is explained how the narrative use of non-diegetic sounds has
influenced the conceptual considerations and the sound design of the student film I won’t
go anywhere, for the film editing and sound design of which the author of this work is
responsible