Summer+Assignment+Submitted+Work

= Summer Assignment Work to be Completed and Submitted: =

====**Before you do anything!!!:** Make a new heading in your class Google Doc called, “HL Extension Topic: AI, Expert Systems and Robotics.” The assignments in ** RED ** text below must be submitted here by our first class day in August.====

**Step Three:** Watch/Listen to all files in the media folder //except// the film, “Transcendent Man.” Also read the WIRED article in the “Reading” folder.
==== **Step Four:** By now you should have an idea about what computers can do well and what they cannot do so well in regards to thinking, perceiving, reasoning, and acting like humans. What are the advantages and disadvantages of AI systems and robots over humans? Make a table of these comparisons in your class Google Doc. It should look like this: ==== Expert Systems || Robots ||
 * || Artificial Intelligence/
 * Strengths //over// humans ||  ||   ||
 * Limitations when //compared to// humans ||  ||   ||
 * Tasks that the IT system is well suited for ||  ||   ||
 * Tasks that the IT system is NOT well suited for ||  ||   ||

**Step Six:** Answer the following questions about the film “Transcendent Man” in your GDoc:
====1. How would you define the “singularity effect?” Explain how the singularity effect would effect you, personally OR your future children if you chose to have them. 2. By applying “Moore’s law” explain why Kurzweil is so convinced his predictions about AI technology will come true. 3. Kurzweil predicts that by 2029 we will reach the “singularity” where machine intelligence matches (or goes beyond) human intelligence. Based on your knowledge of AI and machine intelligence, what challenges or problems might arise that make “singularity” impossible by this date? 4. Okay, image we do hit the “singularity” in the next couple of decades. What are the major fears or dangers associated with this major shift in human civilization? 5. What does Kurzweil mean when he says that “one day we will be able to live beyond our ‘version one’ bodies?” 6. The film suggests that when we get closer to making machines that are as smart as humans we will face a “war between two human groups,” or those who support and are opposed to developing this technology. This is because some people are afraid the intelligent machines will turn against humans or dominate them. As a society, describe what kinds of rules or laws should we put in place to make sure these machines don’t become to dangerous or threatening to human lives. 7. Do you think it is possible for Artificially Intelligent machines to adopt and obey human moral codes (human understanding of what is right and wrong)? 8. In your opinion, how much technology can we use //inside// our bodies (and brains) and //still// be considered human? 9. Kurzweil states that in the next couple of decades, “The whole universe will wake up and become intelligent.” Intelligence is a tricky thing to define. What do you think he means by the word, “intelligence” in this statement?====

==== **Step Seven:** The United States has created a four-legged robot to assist soldiers in combat zones (mainly to carry their gear for them). Learn about this robot called, Big Dog. A lot of government money has gone into this project in hopes that the robot will make a soldier’s mission more safe and effective.==== ==== **Step Eight:** Using the IB examination Paper 2 structure (just like you did for your telecommuting paper), write a Paper 2 style response using the Big Dog scenario. It is your job to research Big Dog and analyze: ====
 * ====Read about the Big Dog project [|here]====
 * ====Watch [|this] YouTube video to see what Big Dog looks like====
 * ====Read the document called “Big Dog Robot” in the summer assignment file subfolder, “Reading”====
 * 1) ====How the IT system works, in //detail//====
 * 2) ====What social/ethical issues may be involved in this scenario. (Hint: You will probably mostly find //positive advantages// in this scenario, but think deep and try to think of some issues that might pose challenges/limitations to the system)====
 * 3) ====Analyze the impact of the IT system (Big Dog) on a key stakeholder====

=Here is the structure for the Paper 2 response (Write in your Google Doc)=

** Criterion A - The Issue and The Stakeholders **

 * ==== Describe **one** social/ethical concern related to the IT system*** This “concern” can be //either// positive or negative ====
 * ==== Describe the relationship of **one** primary stakeholder to the IT system ====

**Criterion B - The IT Concepts and Processes**

 * ==== Describe, step by step, how the IT system works ====
 * ==== Explain the relationship between the IT system and the social/ethical concern described in **Criterion A** ====

**Criterion C - The Impact of the social/ethical issue(s) on the stakeholders**

 * ==== Evaluate the social/ethical impact of the issues on relevant stakeholders ====

**Criterion D - A Solution to a problem arising from the scenario**

 * ==== Evaluate **one** solution that addresses at least **one** problem identified in **Criterion C** ====