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The Case of the Killer Robot
Richard G. Epstein
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Description for The Case of the Killer Robot
Paperback. A unique and entertaining look at the ethical issues in the computer science profession, this book tells the fictional story of a robot programmed to automate an assembly line that ended up taking the life of a worker. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; UBJ; UBL; UMZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
A unique and entertaining look at the ethical issues in the computer science profession, this book tells the fictional story of a robot programmed to automate an assembly line that ended up taking the life of a worker. Using a variety of materials, from newspaper clippings, interviews, and the trial manuscript, the book explores the full complexity of the topic and the need to take into account the "human factor."
A unique and entertaining look at the ethical issues in the computer science profession, this book tells the fictional story of a robot programmed to automate an assembly line that ended up taking the life of a worker. Using a variety of materials, from newspaper clippings, interviews, and the trial manuscript, the book explores the full complexity of the topic and the need to take into account the "human factor."
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471138235
SKU
V9780471138235
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99-50
About Richard G. Epstein
Richard G. Epstein is the author of The Case of the Killer Robot: Stories about the Professional, Ethical, and Societal Dimensions of Computing, published by Wiley.
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