STS 2751

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STS 2751
Robot Ethics

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

Covers the ethics of intelligent autonomous systems. Fulfills liberal studies credit – is not an ECE technical elective. 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 use. 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, social media, robot artists, robot scientists, automation, medical robotics, and policing, among others.

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: a First-Year Writing Seminar.

Distribution Category (KCM-AS, ETM-AS)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECE 2750, ENGRG 2750, INFO 2750

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6854 STS 2751   LEC 001

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    • TR Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020

    • Doing, P

  • Instruction Mode: Online