FYSP 068 - Minds, Machines, and God

FC NSMA QFR WINT

4 credits
How do new technologies alter our world? This seminar focuses on theunderlying mechanisms, genesis, and impacts of technologies and innovations that touch our everyday lives. A specific focus will be on the capacity of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to mimic human learning. How do machines behave and think? What is the human impact of face recognition and deep-fake technologies? How do biological and silicon entities adapt? Readings and lectures will be drawn from multiple disciplines, including neuroscience psychology, philosophy, and economics. Students will be invited to propose additional topics and explore them through discussion, writing, EXCEL, and the programming of LEGO Mindstorm robots.