Schedule
This is the evolving schedule of the class. Visit often to stay in tune with upcoming changes and announcements.
| Date | Topic | Who | Readings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 01/19/2022 | Course Introduction; Introduction to Morality | Perrone [slides] | |
| Friday | 01/21/2022 | Introduction to Morality and Ethics | Perrone | Quinn |
| Monday | 01/24/2022 | Ethical Theories | Perrone | |
| Wednesday | 01/26/2022 | Identifying Moral Dilemmas | Perrone | Rachels (1,2) |
| Friday | 01/28/2022 | Solving Ethical Dilemmas | Perrone | Rachels (3) |
| Monday | 01/31/2022 | Professional Codes of Ethics | Perrone [slides] | ACM Code of Ethics |
| Wednesday | 02/02/2022 | Professional Dilemmas | Perrone | |
| Friday | 02/04/2022 | Blowing the Whistle | Perrone | |
| Monday | 02/07/2022 | Laws and Ethics | Franco Perinotti, Tung Tran | |
| Wednesday | 02/09/2022 | Laws and Backdoors | Per Astrom, Ian Charles | |
| Friday | 02/11/2022 | Laws and Rights for Robots | Matt Barkauskas, Emily Pecoraro | |
| Monday | 02/14/2022 | Computing Technology and Happiness | Dylan LoPresti, Brendan O’Toole | |
| Wednesday | 02/16/2022 | Diversity in Computing: gender | Perrone | |
| Friday | 02/18/2022 | Diversity in Computing: race | Perrone | |
| Monday | 02/21/2022 | Conversation about Race in STEM | Guest Speaker: Winnie Okello | |
| Wednesday | 02/23/2022 | Work and Automation | Perrone | |
| Friday | 02/25/2022 | The Digital Divide | Mara Noskowiak, Otis Skitch | |
| Monday + Evening Class | 02/28/2022 | Globalization | Yuhan Chen, Hengrui Zhu | |
| Wednesday | 03/02/2022 | Robots: A Historical Perspective | Perrone | |
| Friday | 03/04/2022 | Robots & Society | Mihn Bui, Cuong Nguyen | |
| 03/07/2022 | Robots: A Futuristic Perspective | Perrone | ||
| Wednesday | 03/09/2022 | Robots, Laws, & Rights | Zack Yoelson-Angeline, Ashton Dunn | |
| Friday | 03/11/2022 | Robots and Healthcare | Mara Noskowiak, Otis Skitch | |
| Monday | 03/14/2022 | Spring Recess | ||
| Wednesday | 03/16/2022 | Spring Recess | ||
| Friday | 03/18/2022 | Spring Recess | ||
| Monday | 03/21/2022 | Dilemmas du Jour | Perrone | |
| Wednesday | 03/23/2022 | Computer and Network Security | Perrone [slides] | |
| Friday | 03/25/2022 | Cybercrime | Yuhan Chen, Hengrui Zhu | |
| Monday | 03/28/2022 | Malware | Zack Yoelson-Angeline, Ashton Dunn | |
| Wednesday | 03/30/2022 | No class | ||
| Friday | 04/01/2022 | Cyberwarfare | Nolan Hayes, Daniel Loughney, Guillermo Torres | |
| Monday + Evening Class | 04/04/2022 | Hacktivism | Matt Barkauskas, Emily Pecoraro | |
| Wednesday | 04/04/2022 | Theory of Property Rights | Perrone [slides] | |
| Friday | 04/08/2022 | The Vulnerable World Hypothesis | Perrone | |
| Monday | 04/11/2022 | Machine Metaethics | Perrone [slides] | |
| Wednesday | 04/13/2022 | Machine Metaethics | ||
| Friday | 04/15/2022 | Computable Ethics | Franco Perinotti, Tung Tran | |
| Monday + Evening Class | 04/18/2022 | Algorithmic Bias | Dylan LoPresti, Brendan O’Toole | |
| Wednesday | 04/20/2022 | AI and Censorship | Minh Bui, Cong Nguyen | |
| Friday | 04/22/2022 | No class | ||
| Monday | 04/25/2022 | Consciousness, part 1 | Perrone | |
| Wednesday | 04/27/2022 | Consciousness, part 2 | Perrone | |
| Friday | 04/29/2022 | AI and Consciousness | Nolan Hayes, Daniel Loughney, Guillermo Torres | |
| Monday | 05/02/2022 | Course Wrap-up and Evaluations | Perrone | |
| FINAL PAPER DUE | 05/10/2022 |
