Schedule

Date
Class 1 (3 September) Pre-Course Survey (29 August)
Seminar Introduction
Class 2 (10 September) Before class: readings and responses details, see week 1.
Sapiens, Chapters 1-8; Why Technology Favors Tyranny
Class 3 (17 September) Before class: readings and responses details, see week 2.
Sapiens, Chapters 9-13; Alan Turing, Computing Machinery and Intelligence (1950); (optional) Claude Shannon, Programming a Computer for Playing Chess; Silver et al., Mastering Chess and Shogi by Self-Play with a General Reinforcement Learning Algorithm, 2017.
Class 4 (24 September) Before class: readings and responses details, see week 3.
Sapiens, Chapters 14-17; Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Science's Endless Golden Age; Tim Urban ("Wait but why"), The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence (Part I), 2015; John Maynard Keynes, Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren, 1930.
Sunday, 30 SeptemberIdea for First Paper Due
Class 5 (1 October) Before class: prepare to discuss ideas for paper; readings and responses, see week 4.
Sapiens, Chapters 18-end; Hallpike's review; Tim Urban ("Wait but why"), The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence (Part 2), 2015.
Fall Break
Class 6 (15 October) Bostrom, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, Chapters 1-4.
Wednesday, 17 OctoberFirst Paper Draft Due
Class 7 (22 October)Black Mirror (and writing advice)
Class 8 (29 October)AI Control
Thursday, 1 November (4:59pm)First Paper Final Due
Class 9 (5 November)Papers Workshop
Class 10 (12 November) Allison Pugh (UVA Professor of Sociology); discuss ideas for papers
Wednesday, 14 NovemberProposal for Final Paper Due
Class 11 (19 November)Security and Malicious Use of AI
Tuesday, 20 NovemberPaper Update Due
Class 12 (26 November)Fairness
Class 13 (3 December)Paper Presentations and James Micken's talk
Monday, 10 DecemberFinal Papers

Schedule

Date
Class 1 (3 September) Pre-Course Survey (29 August)
Seminar Introduction
Class 2 (10 September) Before class: readings and responses details, see week 1.
Sapiens, Chapters 1-8; Why Technology Favors Tyranny
Class 3 (17 September) Before class: readings and responses details, see week 2.
Sapiens, Chapters 9-13; Alan Turing, Computing Machinery and Intelligence (1950); (optional) Claude Shannon, Programming a Computer for Playing Chess; Silver et al., Mastering Chess and Shogi by Self-Play with a General Reinforcement Learning Algorithm, 2017.
Class 4 (24 September) Before class: readings and responses details, see week 3.
Sapiens, Chapters 14-17; Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Science's Endless Golden Age; Tim Urban ("Wait but why"), The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence (Part I), 2015; John Maynard Keynes, Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren, 1930.
Sunday, 30 SeptemberIdea for First Paper Due
Class 5 (1 October) Before class: prepare to discuss ideas for paper; readings and responses, see week 4.
Sapiens, Chapters 18-end; Hallpike's review; Tim Urban ("Wait but why"), The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence (Part 2), 2015.
Fall Break
Class 6 (15 October) Bostrom, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, Chapters 1-4.
Wednesday, 17 OctoberFirst Paper Draft Due
Class 7 (22 October)Black Mirror (and writing advice)
Class 8 (29 October)AI Control
Thursday, 1 November (4:59pm)First Paper Final Due
Class 9 (5 November)Papers Workshop
Class 10 (12 November) Allison Pugh (UVA Professor of Sociology); discuss ideas for papers
Wednesday, 14 NovemberProposal for Final Paper Due
Class 11 (19 November)Security and Malicious Use of AI
Tuesday, 20 NovemberPaper Update Due
Class 12 (26 November)Fairness
Class 13 (3 December)Paper Presentations and James Micken's talk
Monday, 10 DecemberFinal Papers