PSYCH 4420 - The Psychology and Ethics of 21st Century Technology

(crosslisted) COGST 4420
(ETM-AS, KCM-AS)

Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Recommended prerequisite: PSYCH 3420. Permission of instructor required.

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New technologies are changing our world at a rapid pace. In many cases, the society does not fully understand the impact of technology and is not prepared for the speed of the change that is occurring. This course will explore a few of these new technologies and investigate their effects on the users and on the society at large. The topics that will be explored include face recognition, virtual reality, violence in media, general AI, and the technological singularity. We will look at the ways in which these technologies affect our lives, with a focus on education, entertainment, employment, politics, and the future of humanity.