Analyzing Purpose

In this post I will brainstorm about what the purpose of my essay is and what I want to personally add to the public debate about AI. I will present both answered questions from Writing Public Lives and a mindmap of the thought process behind my purpose.

Mangold, Andy. "Brainstorm" 03/23/2010 via Flickr. Attribution 2.0 Generic

What is the goal of your argument? What do you want your audience to think, feel, do, believe after reading it?

• The goal of my argument is to convince my audience to be optimistic about the future of AI technology. However, I also want to include the idea that we should be cautious as we proceed with this technology and don't rush to make technology as fast as possible, as when it finally does become a reality without the possibility of overtaking the human race, it will be a huge asset to society. I want my audience to feel proud that they are living in the modern age and look forward to the future of technology. If there are any younger readers in my audience ,I would like them to think about their career and consider if they are interested in a job in AI development. 

Plausible actions/reactions: 

• Audience agrees with this perspective
• Audience does not agree with this perspective
• Audience will use my post as a stepping stone to other arguments on this issue 
• They will think about how they can help AI development either within their career or in general
• They will further analyze their own AI technology (smartphones, TVs) right now

Not plausible:

• Audience agrees with everything that I mention 
• Audience develops their own AI based on my article
• Audience goes to those who don't support AI and try to convince them 

Consequences:

• Audience uses this post as a stepping stone to their own research 
• They look at more articles on the issue 
• They share the articles
• Spread awareness about the issue
• Younger readers think about their career 
• Possibly go into STEM major
• Help the cause of AI development directly 
• Readers of all ages think about their own devices
• Look into AI development
• Give ideas to companies
• More ideas for AI technology 

Possible Audience: 

• I would like my audience to mostly be people that are young to in their early 30s. This is due to the fact these are the people who will be around long enough to see some of the true AI technology go into effect. These are also the people who have the ability to change their careers (or begin their careers) into something that deals with AI development, so long as they are passionate enough about the subject.  While my article most likely won't be the main things that convinces them, I will assume that it will be one of the small things that had somewhat of an impact on their decisions.