Honors 360
Sections 005 & 006

Course Schedule

The schedule of readings will almost certainly change during the course of the semester, depending on the interests in the class. We may not discuss all readings in class, but you should be prepared to discuss the readings if and when they come up in class discussions.

Week 1 (Jan 16 – 21): Course Introduction and Concepts
Turing, "Computing Machinery and Intelligence"
Discussion Post 1 (Introductions)

Week 2 (Jan 22 – 28): Cybernetics, Feedback, & Homeostasis
Cybernetics, communication, codes, and control.
HUHB chapters 1 - 4
Discussion Post 2

Week 3 (Jan 29 – Feb 4): Information & Secrecy
HUHB chapters 5 - 7
Discussion Post 3

Week 4 (Feb 5 – 11): The 2nd Industrial Revolution
HUHB chapters 9 -11
Essay 1 due Feb 11

Week 5 (Feb 12 – 18): Technological Singularity
Vinge, "Technological Singularity"
Kurzweil, Singularity Q & A
Research groups form

Week 6 (Feb 19 – 25): Intelligence in Humans and Machines
Human Compatible Chapters 1 and 2
Discussion Post 4

Week 7 (Feb 26 – March 5): Superintelligence
HC Chapter 3
Discussion Post 5

Week 8: (March 4 – 10): Spring Break

Week 9 (March 11 – 17): Ai Dangers
HC Chapters 4 and 5
Discussion Post 6
Progress Reports due March 17

Week 10 (March 18 – 24): AI Debates
HC chapters 6 and 7
Discussion Post 7

Week 11 (March 25 – 31): Beneficial AI
HC Chapters 8 – 10
Discussion Post 8

Week 12 (April 1 – 7): The Self
Artificial You Chapters 1 – 3
Discussion Post 9
Annotated Bibliography due April 7

Week 13 (April 8 – 14):
AY Chapters 4 – 6
Discussion Post 10

Week 14 (April 15 – 21):
AY Chapters 7 – 8 and Conclusion

Week 15 (April 22 – 28)
Research group reports

Week 16 (April 29)
Research group reports

Final Paper due May 1

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