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COMP_SCI 496: Emerging Risks for Humans Interacting with Technologies

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Prerequisites

CS Students (BA/BS, MS, PhDs) or Instructor permission

Description

This course offers a practical exploration of the multifaceted relationship between human beings and technological advancement. As we navigate the critical junction where the robust computational capabilities of modern hardware meet the swift evolution of software, we encounter technologies that wield the power to redefine our daily lives, societal structures, and environmental footprints. With this power, however, comes the potential for harmful and unethical consequences that we, as a society, must proactively identify and mitigate.

• This course fulfills the CS Technical Elective requirement.
• This course cross-list with MSAI 495-2.

INSTRUCTOR: Prof. Oleg Evdokimov