Using "The Machine Stops" for Teaching Ethics in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science

摘要: A key front for ethical questions in artificial intelligence, and computer science more generally, is teaching students how to engage with the they will face their professional careers based on tools technologies we teach them.  In past work (and current teaching) have advocated use of fiction as an appropriate tool which enables AI researchers public state potential impacts AI. We present suggestions E.M. Forster's 1909 story, "The Machine Stops," topics ethics. particular, story examine issues related being constantly available remote contact, physically isolated, dependent a machine --- all without mentioning games or other media strong emotional associations. give high-level view common theories indicate inform raised by afford structure thinking about address