The course objectives are the following: 

To introduce students to literary visions of independent and
intelligent machines

To provide an overview of discussions in the humanities of
machine learning

To encourage students to reflect upon the socio-political and
ethical impact of artificial intelligence

The course introduces students to concepts of automation and
intelligent machines in literature, stimulating reflection on the
ethical and socio-political consequences of future developments
in artificial intelligence. 

Bibliography:
Bush, Vannevar, “As We May Think” in The Atlantic, July 1945
Èapek , Karel, R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), Dover
Publications, 2001
Carter, Matt, Minds and Computers: An Introduction to the
Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Edinburgh University 
Press, 2007
Chiang, Ted, The Story of Your Life and Others, Vintage, 2016
Asimov, Isaac, I, Robot, Spectra, 1991
Dick, Philip, K., Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Del Rey,
1996
Schloer, Hardy, F., Spariosu, Mihai, I., Quantum Relations 
Principle. Managing our Future in the Age of Intelligent 
Machines, V&R unipress, 2016
Heinlein, Robert, A., The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Orb Books, 
1997
Lem, Stanislaw, Solaris, Mariner, 2002
Shelley, Mary, Frankenstein, Dover Publications, 1994
Tegmark, Max, Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial
Intelligence, Knopg, 2017

Films: 
Wachowski, Lana, Wachowski, Lilly, The Matrix, Warner Bros., 1999
Jonze, Spike, Her, Warner Bros., 2013

Students are expected to comply with the University of Georgia
academic honesty policy.