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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Tomáš Čech (28.01.2019)
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Tomáš Čech (28.01.2019)
The goal is to provide students with insight into the basic issues surrounding the topic of A.I. Students are further trained to formulate research questions, interpret sources, to write their original paper, and to assess the significance of own research within the framework of current scholarly debate, developing research skills as well as analytical skills and writing. Students will also learn to critically comment on each other’s work and on scholarly publications. |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Tomáš Čech (26.02.2019)
What is expected from students: - Each week: read provided literature; prepare for discussion in class; actively participate in the discussions - Prepare a presentation (group presentation is possible; generally, depends on the number of participants in the course) - Write a research paper Grading: Active participation 20%, presentations 25%, paper 55% Active participation: Every student is expected to participate in the discussion about the literature. Furthermore, everyone is obliged to prepare couple of questions that they would like to discuss. Presentation: Each text will be introduced by a student and the same student will be responsible for the discussion; the presentations will be assigned a week ahead. Please do not summarize the paper; you can assume that everybody has read it. At the start of the presentation you can also introduce the author and give some context of his work. Discuss what you think are the most important and/or most interesting points that the author tries to make, and what the main strengths and weaknesses are. Also connect the paper to the rest of the course. Please finish with your questions that you would like to discuss with the class. Paper: The final paper should be based on your own research, on a topic related to the course. - Make sure your topic is well-defined in space, time and thematic scope. - The paper should be 3000 words minimum and 5000 words maximum (for those who need more space) including footnotes but excluding the bibliography. - Your essay needs to include at least: - introduction of the topic - the research question that you want to answer or the point that you want to make - a critical discussion of the main existing literature on the topic - your original research contribution - a conclusion, referring back to your main question or point - suggestions for wider significance of the topic, and potential further research - proper references and bibliography. - Write for your fellow students as your intended audience: explain what they probably don’t know and provide background information where they might need it. When in doubt, check with one or two of them. - Please follow these layout instructions: - submit as a Word file, not pdf - put your name, the title, and the word count on the first page - include page numbers - use a common font (Calibri, Times New Roman or something similar) of decent size (11 or 12 points, 10 for footnotes) - line spacing 1,5 - make coherent paragraphs - make sections with subheadings and provide a table of contents - annotation: footnotes with short titles; full reference details in the bibliography - the style of the references is not prescribed, but it should be consistent and include information such as page numbers and, for online sources, full URLs and date of access. In the middle of the course (week 7) you should turn in an outline of the topic that you would like to write your final paper about, as well as your plans for the research (e.g. what sources you want to use). |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Tomáš Čech (28.01.2019)
Assessment criteria: - Participation: contributions to discussions in class, working attitude, communication, independence - Oral presentation: content, clarity, structure, delivery, discussion - Paper: analytical level, structure, coherence/consistency, formulation of research question, use of sources, writing style, originality Deadline and attendance policy: - you are expected to attend all the meetings; absence should be announced well before the meeting - if you miss more than two meetings, we will talk about the options to complete the course - A deadline on a specific date means submitting before 23:59 pm - missing a deadline without explanation will have consequences for your grade - any excuse should be announced on time, i.e. as soon as the problem is known - whatever happens, always submit something, even if you yourself are not happy about it. Without a first version of an assignment, there can be no second version or retake (unless explicitly agreed otherwise) |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Tomáš Čech (24.02.2019)
Course schedule: Week 1 Reading: Turing A. M. (1950). Computing Machinery and Intelligence. Mind 49: 433-460. Week 2 Reading: J. Copeland (1993). Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction: 33-57. Week 3 Reading: Searle, J. R. (1980). Minds, brains, and programs. Behavioral and brain sciences, 3(03), 417-424. Chalmers, D. (1992) Subsymbolic Computation and the Chinese Room. 1-24. Week 4 Reading: Chella, A., Manzotti R. (2012) AGI and Machine Consciousness. In: Theoretical Foundations of Artificial General Intelligence, 263-282. Week 5 Reading: Gamez, D. (2008). Progress in machine consciousness. Consciousness and Cognition, 17(3), 887-910. Week 6 Reading: Dreyfus, H. (1992). What Computers Still Can’t Do: A Critique of Artificial Reason. 143-167. Week 7 Reading: Wilson, M. (2002). Six views of embodied cognition. Psychonomic bulletin & review, 9(4), 625-636. Deadline: Turn in your ideas and plans regarding your final paper. Week 8 Reading: Mathias, A. (2004). The responsibility gap: Ascribing responsibility for the actions of learning automata. Ethics and Information Technology 6: 175–183. Hage, J. (2017). Theoretical foundations for the responsibility of autonomous agents. Artificial Intelligence and Law, September 2017, Volume 25, Issue 3, 255–271. Week 9 Reading: Gordon, J. S. (2018). What do we owe to intelligent robots? AI & SOCIETY, 1-15. Week 10 Reading: Sun, R. Potential of full human–machine symbiosis through truly intelligent cognitive systems. AI & SOCIETY, 1-21. Week 11 Reading: More, M., The Philosophy of Transhumanism. In: The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology, and Philosophy of the Human Future. 3-18 Week 12 Reading: Sandel, M., The Case against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering. 1-25. Week 13 Reading: Chalmers, D., 2010, The Singularity: A Philosophical Analysis, Journal of Consciousness Studies, 17: 7–65. Exam: Deadline for the final paper: 10. 6. 2019 |