STS 2751

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STS 2751
Ethical Issues in Intelligent Autonomous Systems

Course information provided by the 2015-2016 Catalog.

As technologies and algorithms that can autonomously take in information, make decisions, and act on those decisions become more and more prevalent, questions arise as to the moral and ethical aspects of their interactions with people and society. What are the philosophical foundations for a new Robot Ethics? Topics covered include social and therapeutic robotics, search and rescue, surveillance, military decision making, financial markets, robot artists, robot scientists, automation, medical robotics, policing, robot smog, and attention dilution.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: a Freshman Writing Seminar.

Distribution Category (KCM-AS)

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person