16-735 Ethics and Robotics

12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course contextualizes robotics, AI, and machine learning within cultural conversation, ethics, and power relationships in society. It will draw upon AI and Humanity as well as numerous other texts, including Mindless by Simon Head, Drone Theory by Grgoire Chamayou, and news articles. The course will culminate in teambased design and futuring project addressing the ways in which robotic technologies will influence society and values in the near future. Our target audience is students who will participate in computer science and robotics research and can use this course to inform future research and career decisions.

Prerequisites: none listed

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