https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido Deadly Overload en-us 2019-05-02 18:18:36 UTC 2026-01-20 12:55:24 UTC hello@padlet.com bpulido78 https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356348755 2019-05-02 18:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356348755 bpulido78 https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356349246 This article gives insight on how data overload can be deadly giving examples such as 23 innocent Afghan civilians killed in a combat zone because a Predator drone operator forgot to pass information about that village. The article to me was a big wakeup call to what hurt servicemembers today. ]]> 2019-05-02 18:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356349246 bpulido78 https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356350739 This TEDTalk introduces Dr. Jannell MacAulay, a combat pilot, who suffered from stress from her job, raising her 2-year-old daughter and her husband being deployed in the Middle East. Dr. MacAulay's struggle of trying to be the best mother, pilot and spouse led her to the answer of mindfulness, the practice of being aware of the present.  ]]> 2019-05-02 18:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356350739 bpulido78 https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356355026 This news article by Pavithra Mohan observes Chris Fussell, a former Navy SEAL, and how he tackles data overload. A lot of what Fussell has gone through, such as feeling like a bottleneck of information to his team, I've experienced when I was in the service. Strategies that he has learned to tackle data overload is now used at the McChrystal Group, which now he is a partner in.]]> 2019-05-02 18:39:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356355026 bpulido78 https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356356451 A section of the book called "Artificial Intelligence" goes into the faultiness of AI with the introduction of iCub, a humanoid robot. iCub "... often gets things wrong. If you present and name several objects and push iCub to name them all, you'll get several mistakes and a large number of 'I don't know' responses." This just goes to show the amount of time until the military has a foolproof AI program to alleviate data overload for the troops. ]]> 2019-05-02 18:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356356451 bpulido78 https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356358594 This news article by Dan Robitzski sheds light on the basic problem of data overload and how to combat it with Artificial Intelligence. The author gives the solution as "... let the AI handle all the data, leaving humans focused to handle the critical and creative thinking." but does not state any programs that have started in any of the military branches.]]> 2019-05-02 18:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356358594 bpulido78 https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356362462 This academic journal article by Aria Day and Holly Livingstone emphasizes on how junior servicemembers are most likely to be stressed with data overload. In their experiment, they conclude that those with more time in service were less stressed than their junior members. Day, A. L., and H. A. Livingstone. “Chronic and Acute Stressors among Military Personnel: Do Coping Styles Buffer Their Negative Impact on Health?” Journal Of Occupational Health Psychology, vol. 6, no. 4, Oct. 2001, pp. 348–360.]]> 2019-05-02 18:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356362462 bpulido78 https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356363543 This academic journal article by Steve Jex emphasizes on the importance of self-efficacy in coping with stress. Stress due to data overload or even with military duties in general can result in unhealthy ways of coping, like smoking or overeating. Their study concluded that to deal with stress in the military in a healthy way, the  servicemember must have belief in themselves or self-efficacy. Jex, Steve M., et al. “The Impact of Self-Efficacy on Stressor–strain Relations: Coping Style as an Explanatory Mechanism.” Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 86, no. 3, June 2001, pp. 401–409.]]> 2019-05-02 18:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356363543 bpulido78 https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356366673 This periodical article from the Army A&T explains the Army's effort in testing an AI program called TITAN and how this is the stepping stone to official AI programs that would be used throughout the military. TITAN streamlines information to troops and declutters unnecessary information already for commanders.]]> 2019-05-02 19:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356366673 bpulido78 https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356376985 "If Fussell was supposed to be an 'information pump,' though, he felt like a jammed one—he realized that he’d become more of a bottleneck to his team than much else. But then he realized it wasn’t completely his fault."]]> 2019-05-02 19:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/356376985 bpulido78 https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/358627546 In my personal interview with Sgt Nemkov, he stated that he felt data overload when he was a junior Marine. He insisted that "experience is the number one teacher" which to some extent I do agree. Tasks that took him a long time to figure out as a Junior Marine can be done in a short amount of time as a Sergeant with almost 7 years in. Pulido, B. V., Personal interview with Sgt Georgiy Nemkov, 12 April 2019]]> 2019-05-09 18:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/358627546 bpulido78 https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/358631892 This is an image of a Navy Corpsman going over the Combat and Operational Stress Control Chart. Green means that you are mentally healthy while red you must be taken to MHU to be evaluated by a medical professional.]]> 2019-05-09 18:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/358631892 bpulido78 https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/362774696 2019-05-23 02:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/362774696 bpulido78 https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/362775339 This essay details the problem of data overload in the United States Military. Through my own military experience and research ranging from academic journals to an interview with a Sgt stationed in Germany, I concluded that Artificial Intelligence might be the answer before experience. But the Department of Defense is yet to give information about a new AI program that might benefit our troops. ]]> 2019-05-23 02:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bpulido78/SP19Essay4Pulido/wish/362775339