EDST 391 Ethics & the Human Genome

Name:
Date:
"Calendar"

Required readings:

• "No sex please, robot, just clean the floor," The Sunday Times, June 18, 2006.
• Super-Toys Last All Summer Long, short story by Brian Aldiss at wired.com.

1. The authors of "No sex please, robot, just clean the floor" believe that "the boundaries for human-robot interaction must be set now, before super-intelligent robots develop beyond our control." What kinds of interactions between humans and robots would you_____?
   1. forbid
   2. allow
   3. require

• There will be a short quiz at the beginning of class.