Week 2. Class1.Selecting the Situation.

Week 2. Class1.Selecting the Situation.

Before brainstorming the situations and problems for the panel discussion it seems useful to watch the Bennie Mols TED lecture (11 min) and a short clip from AI movie (5 min).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlufiVu0imw - a popular introduction to robotics, TED lecture.

Artificial Intelligence. Steven Spielberg, 2001. Food for thought about robot rights/ Discussion.

Questions to Bennie Mols’ lecture.

1. The first computers appeared in

• 1970s

• 1940s

• 1960s

2. The leading country in robotics is

• the USA

• Australia

• Japan

3. Bennie Mols says that we need robots that can

• do dull, dirty or dangerous jobs

• lead wedding ceremonies or play the trumpet

• play chess or win Jeopardy game

4. The main difference between the human brain and the automatic brain is that

• it has changed dramatically in the process of evolution

• it hasn’t changed in the last 100 000 years

• it can’t ensure the survival of the species

5. According to Bennie Mols, the robotic brain

• has a huge and perfect memory

• gets tired or affected by emotions

• is capable of learning

6. Supercomputer Watson was used

• to drive a smart car

• to make reliable medical diagnoses

• to work on Fukushima nuclear reactor site

7. The lecturer predicts that in the future

• the man and the robot will cooperate, thus enhancing their abilities

• robots will take over most of human jobs

• artificial intelligence will have very narrow application due to its unreliability

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