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The Case of the Killer Robot Richard G. Epstein (West Chester University of Pennsylvania)

The Case of the Killer Robot By Richard G. Epstein (West Chester University of Pennsylvania)

The Case of the Killer Robot by Richard G. Epstein (West Chester University of Pennsylvania)


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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.

The Case of the Killer Robot Summary

The Case of the Killer Robot: Stories about the Professional, Ethical, and Societal Dimensions of Computing by Richard G. Epstein (West Chester University of Pennsylvania)

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.

About Richard G. Epstein (West Chester University of Pennsylvania)

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.

Table of Contents

Partial table of contents:

PRINT MEDIA.

Robot Kills Operator in Grisly Accident.

McMurdock Promises Justice in Killer Robot Case.

Killer Robot Developers Worked Under Enormous Stress.

Killer Robot Programmer Was Prima Donna, Co-Workers Claim.

Killer Robot Project Mired in Controversy Right from Start.

The Killer Robot Interface.

Silicon Techchronics Promised to Deliver a Safe Robot.

A Conversation with Dr.

Harry Yoder.

The Unhealthy Workplace.

A Tale of Two Cities.

Web of Deception.

BROADCAST MEDIA.

Varieties of Teamwork Experience.

The Case of the Virtual Epidemic.

The Case of the Deadly Data.

Candid Professor.

Additional information

NLS9780471138235
9780471138235
0471138231
The Case of the Killer Robot: Stories about the Professional, Ethical, and Societal Dimensions of Computing by Richard G. Epstein (West Chester University of Pennsylvania)
New
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
1996-11-27
304
N/A
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