Course
Course 7.5 credits • SASH92
Artificial Intelligence and social robots are increasingly becoming part of our daily life, giving rise to some important questions: Will AI systems become more empathic or smarter than we are, and use that increased intelligence to rule us? And if they acquire these abilities, will we come to prefer them to human partners?
In this course we will gain knowledge and share reflections on the difference between engaging with another human versus a robotic partner; and how social robots have changed the way we live, think, interact and work (now and in the future). Standard and contrasting accounts of human social cognition will be presented, along with mainstream literature on research into human-robot interactions. Finally, the course will focus on ethical, relational and epistemological issues emerging when considering such types of interaction, discussing and providing answer(s) to the question: why (and in which contexts) humans need social robots as interactional partners.
Study period:
autumn semester 2024
Type of studies:
part time, 67 %,
day
Study period:
2024-10-22 – 2024-12-12
Language of instruction:
English
Application code:
LU-33015
Eligibility:
General requirements for university studies in Sweden
Introductory meeting: Tuesday, 22 October at 10.15 – 12.00 in LUX:C126 hörsal
Teachers:
Valentina Fantasia,
Samantha Stedtler,
Trond Arild Tjøstheim