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fictional robots/a.i. assignment

 

Overview: Your ancestors did not have access to robotics and automation as you do today. Today, you have access to mini-computers such as the iPhone and you consume goods that were most likely produced by an entire host of robotic entities. Your job in this short exercise is to identify and analyze your favorite / most reviled fictional robot.

Task:

1. Consider your entire life's exposure to T.V., comic books, radio, and books. Identify your most hated or most beloved robot / A.I. character.

2. Deeply analyze your fear, intrigue, admiration, or any combination of the three for that fictional robot/A.I. You may want to include a picture so that you can begin to analyze the features and details of that particular robot.

3. Write up a polished draft that gives the reader a basic summary and analysis about that character and why you selected them.

The core purpose of this assignment is to assess your attitudes to A.I. and robots and to explore the rationale for many societal responses to robotics and technology: rampant fear, wholehearted acceptance, wary adoption.

 

 

 

 

 

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