Social Implications of Computer Technology

CS 195, Spring 2020


Topics, Readings, and Assignments

Essay Essay Assigned Essay Due Peer Reviews Due
1 2/12 2/26 3/2
2 3/19 4/8 4/13
3 4/19 5/8 5/17

04/21 Ethics / HWYMYL

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04/21 Education

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04/14 Memes

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03/31 Software Risks and Algorithmic Bias

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Software Risks:

Algorithmic Bias:

03/17 War

03/03 Jobs and Automation

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02/25 Politics and Media (Slides)

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02/18 Government Censorship and Surveillance (Slides)

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02/11 Scams (Slides)

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02/04 Free Time and Attention (Slides)

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01/28 Privacy (Slides)

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01/21 Free Speech (Slides)

In future weeks, readings will be required and there will also be a survey to fill out. For week 1, readings are optional and you can technically just show up cold, though it might be nice to have read the readings below for more context.