C40 Ethics of Computing
- Offered under: 6.C40, 24.C40
- Term(s): Fall
- Level: Undergraduate
- Units: 12
- Prerequisite: None
- Instructors: Armando Solar Lezama (EECS), Bradford Skow (Philosophy)
Explores ethical questions raised by the potentially transformative power of computing technologies. Topics include: lessons from the history of transformative technologies; the status of property and privacy rights in the digital realm; effective accelerationism, AI alignment, and existential risk; algorithmic bias and algorithmic fairness; and free speech, disinformation, and polarization on online platforms.