Descriptif

Emerging technological advances have created important ethical dilemmas. This class explores questions about technology and its relation to hierarchy, development, and biopolitics. Some debate topics:

·   Who is responsible for accidents involving self-driving cars?

·   What is the future of music sampling, copyright and intellectual property?

·  How can GPS technology be used without violatng privacy?

·  Should GMOs be illegal?

·  Is it moral for the government and military to use AI for war, facial recognition, and surveillance?

·  How is DNA testing used for solving crimes and what lines are crossed?

·  What is the future of cybersecurity?

·  How is social media used by those in power to influence people?

·  What are the limits of nanotechnology?