Perspectives on Inquiry   UN1001 Michigan Technological University   Class Description   Fall 2007 - Section R35 Title:   Minds and Machines Science fiction has become fact:  due to great technological advances, we now live in a world of intelligent machines. This raises intriguing and important questions: How do human intelligence and machine intelligence differ? Can machines actually be conscious? What are the benefits and risks of relying on machine intelligence? How do our notions of morality, ethics and compassion extend to the possibility of conscious machines? Thinkers, writers and filmmakers have long been imagining and exploring the consequences of machine intelligence. We will use their work to guide us into this wide-ranging and ever-changing area. Instructor:   Charles Wallace email:   wallace@mtu.edu Go to Instructor's Homepage   Go to UN1001 scheduling Copyright © Michigan Tech   All rights reserved - 13Mar07     Contact UN1001 Coordinator