Tuesday 4/10

Tuesday 4/10

Machine Autonomy III: Against Machine Autonomy

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Lecture Quiz Questions

Note that the questions below refer to our readings and discussion from Thursday, 4/5.

  • What is the (irreducible) first person perspective, and why is it problematic for the prospect of robot agency?
  • What is the distinction between objective and reactive attitudes?
  • What is Wolf's Perfect Android, and what point does she make with it?
  • What is the Case of Ted the Paranoid Roboticist, and what does it show?