Postmodernism and A.I.

Remember to finish Final Prep I in Vocat, and there is now a Vocat project titled “Homework Grade.”  This is where I want you to post the six screenshots that illustrate your three best homework submissions.  These three submissions (plus your Final Prep I and upcoming Final Prep II assignments) will be the primary basis for the homework portion of your final grade.


I’ve made a list of some of the things we went over last class, and some of things that I didn’t have time to discuss:

I. Biologically Inspired Models of Intelligence @ Google – Ray Kurzweil

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG_nOddk01E

II. Nick Bostrom’s Ted Talk

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnT1xgZgkpk

III. Vulcan’s Hammer : Philip K. Dick

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A. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan%27s_Hammer
B. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tY6HppCvBE

IV. Is It O.K. To Be A Luddite? Thomas Pynchon 1984

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http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/05/18/reviews/pynchon-luddite.html

V. Are Humans Necessary? Margaret Atwood

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/opinion/margaret-atwood-on-our-robotic-future.html