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Editor’s Note

Rejoy Thomas Mathew
(1084701)
Editor-in-Chief e exist in a unique and significant time

today. Human ingenuity has transformed the
Rabiya Shaukat W humblest of materials, sand and rocks, into
(1075090) intricate silicon wafers—intelligent machines that can
Assistant Editor compose poems, conjure ideas, and paint pictures—all

in a manner that feels oddly familiar and eerily human.
Lyan Isam Mushref
(1080322) Looking at the advancements made by AI and VR in
English Journalist
recent years, it’s easy to see why many of us view today’s
digital landscape with a skeptical mix of astonishment
Nora Basel Hamedah
(1086470) and horror. Will the rise of generative AI and deepfakes
Arabic Journalist usher in a new era of cybercrimes? Could the extensive
tracking and profiling in VR headsets deliver the final
Anesa Mohammed blow to our privacy online? Will overreliance on tech-
(1085924) nology eventually shrink our brains and turn us all into
Graphic Designer dunderheads? Probably not.

Maryan Bibars Yakoub While it may seem like we are plummeting into a future
(1077218) plagued with the challenges of an increasingly digital
Graphic Designer world, we have more control over our collective future
than what may be apparent. In this issue of ADU Voice,
Rand Salah Al Remawi we examine the positives and pitfalls of our digital world
(1076312) while focusing on actions still within our grasp—actions
Graphic Designer that could help reshape our future world into one that
is good-natured and more human.
Safia Alaaeldin Mahgoub
(1080597) I’d like to take this opportunity to thank each student
Graphic Designer
who sent in their contributions for this issue of the mag-
azine. Many thanks to the amazing student and faculty
Ms. Bianca Jenna Roberts team here at ADU Voice, for all the hard work they put
Faculty
Team Coordinator in to bring this issue to life, and to Dr. Sreethi Nair,
the CAS dean, for her continuing guidance
and support throughout.
Dr. Richa Goyal
Faculty
Team Advisor Rejoy Thomas Mathew (1084701)
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Brilliant Mhlanga
Faculty
Head of English Writing

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