Assignment:
Text Task: What are the essential differences between a developed human being of average intelligence and health and a computer? After reviewing the links showing some of the latest humanoid robots from Japan, explain why or why not we could foresee the possibility of human-robot marriages and relationships, equivalent to a human relationship.
Video Task: Review EACH of the links listed and report some idea that you find particularly thought-provoking. Use elements of the Rachels text to support your claim.
Leila Takayama - What's it like to be a robot?
Nick Bostrom: What happens when our computers get smarter than we are?
Jeremy Howard: The wonderful and terrifying implications of computers that can learn