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Cook-Levin:  The Ugly Underbelly is Good for Us
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Cook-Levin: The Ugly Underbelly is Good for Us

Don't just tell your students that SAT is NP-Complete; show why.

Chat Generative Pre-trained... Testimony
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Chat Generative Pre-trained... Testimony

Questions about testimony as a means of knowledge acquisition may apply to AI chatbots.

Bigger than a Blackbox
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Bigger than a Blackbox

When we ask how deep learning works, are we asking which node represents the answer to "animal, vegetable, or mineral?"

Pedagogical Paths Through Ethics
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Pedagogical Paths Through Ethics

Concepts of ethics can be integrated into lessons that reflect contemporary concerns and involve student knowledge of modern technology.

Observation of Bias
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Observation of Bias

It may not be that obvious, but it's observable.

Whence Machine Volition?
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Whence Machine Volition?

How could a computer develop or even express volition?

Students Speak to Ethical Issues
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Students Speak to Ethical Issues

What are the concerns of students after study of computer ethics?

Cryptocurs Don't Asportate
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Cryptocurs Don't Asportate

Cryptocurrency on a blockchain cannot be stolen -- it's true.

Experiencing Loops in Time
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Experiencing Loops in Time

We don't experience program loops as blocks, started over, because time is one-way.

Misnomer and Malgorithm
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Misnomer and Malgorithm

The algorithm should be respected; the malgorithm should be rejected.

Deadlines of the Digital Turn
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Deadlines of the Digital Turn

Sometimes the digital turn forces us to designate things that aren't there.

The Virus Analogy and Validation
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The Virus Analogy and Validation

The comparison between organic viruses and computer viruses is compelling.  But why?

Voting as Tallying in Public
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Voting as Tallying in Public

Voting requires common acknowledgement.  Can that be achieved in automation?

The Vote as a Declared Datum
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The Vote as a Declared Datum

A vote is a datum that sheds its original identity but persists.

Variable Vagaries
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Variable Vagaries

The variable, construed as an L-value, makes some offbeat appearances.

The Artificialistic Fallacy
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The Artificialistic Fallacy

Ethics discussions of artificial intelligence reveal a fallacy of omission.

FictionStein
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FictionStein

Science fiction like Frankenstein nudges readers to confer humanity but nudges them away from moral fortitude.

Tech U­ser Responsibility
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Tech U­ser Responsibility

User support presents serious challenges that are aggravated by indeterminate client responsibility.

Articulation of Decision Responsibility
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Articulation of Decision Responsibility

Can we establish a locution for the results of a program that does not ascribe decision-making power?

Tech Ethics at Work
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Tech Ethics at Work

Ethics for Tech must address how professional issues play out in the workplace, in real life.
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