Robots & A.I.

Books

• I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

Short Stories

• “Fondly Fahrenheit”
• “Who Can Replace A Man?“
• “I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream“
• “Masks”

Videos

• The Matrix
  • Mrs. Edelen’s notes on The Matrix
• AI:  Artificial Intelligence
• StarTrek:NG  “The Measure of the Man”
• (if time) Stepford Wives

Articles and Other Readings

• What is a Person?
• BBC Article: “Next generation military robots have minds of their own”
• BBC Article: “Moral Machines Raise Killer Questions”
• Guardian Article: “Musk, Wozniak and Hawking urge ban on warfare AI and autonomous weapons” from 7/27/15

 

Please read 2-3 of the following by Jan. 2:

• “Will we Ever Have Cyborg Brains?”
• “Can Disguises Fool Surveillance Technology?”
• “How to Survive the Future”
• “Japanese researchers build robot with most humanlike muscle-skeleton structure yet (w/ video)”
• “Artificial Brain Mimics Human Abilities and Flaws”
• “Futurist Ray Kurzweil Joins Google”
• “I.B.M. Looks Ahead to… Cognitive Computers”
• “Killer Robots Are Coming – AI Experts To Determine Their Threat Toward Humanity”

***Check the deadlines on the calendar!:  Outside reading is also due the 2nd.  You will be expected to turn in a report on your novel of choice by Friday Jan. 4th.