This writing seminar examines a broad range of legal and policy challenges posed by artificial intelligence and other emergent technologies. Topics covered will include: technology and privacy; robots and personhood; superintelligence; criminal and civil liability arising from emerging technologies; driverless cars; synthetic biology; post-humanism and the “Singularity” (cloning, biotech, prosthetics and other innovation); job loss and the “abundance society;” lethal autonomous weapons and drones. Paper required.
Class Details
| Meeting Days | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | 10:30 am - 12:20 pm | TNH 3.115 |
Examination information not available
Additional Information
- Course Type
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- Upperclass-only elective
- Seminar
- Grading Method
- Pass/Fail Allowed
Textbooks
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Artificial Intelligence: What Everyone Needs to Know - Jerry KaplanOxford , edition: 1st
ISBN: 978-0190602390 (required) -
Robot Law - Ryan Calo, et alEdward Elgar Pub , edition: 1st
ISBN: 978-1783476725 (required)
Faculty
Jinks, Derek P
Firth-Butterfield, Kay