Advances in artificial intelligence and the widespread use of computers in society confront us with many interesting philosophical questions. What is computation? Is AI really intelligence? Could computers ever think or feel?Is the Turing test a good test? Are we really computers? Are there decisions computers should never make? Do computers threaten our privacy inspecial ways? Should AI be regulated, and how? We will survey some of the controversies and puzzles that AI has provoked.
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CollegeKeith is great!! cares about the material and his students.
He's a pretty down to earth dude. Logic can be kind of tricky, but he pulls the exam questions from the study guide he gives out, so as long as you can do that you should be good.
Unclear feedback at times.
ITS MATH. Formal logic. The first weeks are easy, but the last 2 take a turn and it gets very complicated. Both midterms and the final had about 4 questions on them and, at least in my class, all of the questions from those tests were pulled directly from a provided study guide. So getting 100% on every test is very possible. Overall I recommend!
Professor Dyck is super chill and genuinely wants his students to do well. Lectures are pretty straightforward and he is clear about expectations for the class. 7 homework assignments but 2 lowest grades are dropped. 2 midterms and a final but most of the content is pretty easy. Would definitely recommend Dyck.
He is an amazing lecturer and cares a lot about his students. He pulls test questions from the study guide and wants you to succeed. Very accessible and definitely go to his office hours to do homework/ask questions.
Jon Charry
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Song Gao
4.8