Extra Credit Paper April 23‚ 2013 Moral Machines – Ethics The future of computing and machinery is changing at such an extremely fast pace that we need to invest in the application of ethics to the world of machines. But there are many problems with programming a machine to act ethically. Ethics are simply emotional expressions and machines can’t have emotion. Computers don’t have the practical wisdom that Aristotle thought we use when applying our virtues. What about the ethics of the lesser
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to the point to where we could not live without it. The book “The Machine Stops” could be accurately compared to the way people around the world live their lives. For example‚ In “The Machine Stops” their society became so dependent on technology‚ that when technology died‚ the people died
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COMPANY BACKGROUND Burger Machine is the market leader of the burger-on-wheels segment of Philippine’s Food Industry of 90”s‚ because it is the first burger stand in the Philippines it earned it’s “the National Burger Stand of the Philippines”. Burger Machine is not the resto type‚ it has been consistent in identifying itself as ’the-burger-next-door’; you can see it everywhere‚ in every block‚ and in every corner possible. It is open 24 hours‚ and it called itself as "the burger that never sleeps"
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and machines. These machines due to their advanced artificial intelligence would probably want to control the whole world and to surpass their creators. Is this scenario plausible or is it just a “human fantasy” with a view to selling books and films? On the one hand‚ if we think of all the movies based on the revolution of the machines‚ it seems possible that‚ in the future‚ man will have to wage wars on machines (as in «I‚ Robot»‚ for instance). Indeed‚ we can see how rapidly the machine evolves
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The Bird and the Machine Exam 1. In The Bird and the Machine‚ Loren Eiseley reads an article one morning and is confronted by a new world: one which is inherent of technological advancement. In fact‚ he reads that this new world is machine dominant‚ and that machines are to surpass human intelligence and potential in the world. This new world also fuses a new scope on life that‚ for example‚ the human mind is just a mechanical system like a computer and nothing to get superstitious about. In finish
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School Vending Machine Bad or Good? “I will not feel deprived when I bypass junk food. I will feel empowered because I made the right choice.” When you walk passed a junk food vending machine during school you are easily drawn to the food in the glass. This junk food may cost roughly around a dollar or seventy-five cents per snack‚ easily making money for the school. In the ingredients listed the company may have left out some dangerous ingredients causing major health issue to the people. Junk
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BALANCING OF ROTATING MACHINES The first thing to be explored to control vibrations is to try to alter the source so that it produces less vibration. This method may not always be feasible. Some examples of the sources of vibration that cannot be altered are earthquake excitation‚ atmospheric turbulence‚ road roughness‚ and engine combustion instability. On the other hand‚ certain sources such as unbalance in rotating or reciprocating machines can be altered to reduce the vibrations. This can
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ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE 1. What is an Electronic Voting Machine? It is a simple electronic device used to record votes in place of ballot papers and boxes which were used earlier in conventional voting system. 2. What are the advantages of EVM over the traditional ballot paper/ballot box system? (i) It eliminates the possibility of invalid and doubtful votes which‚ in many cases‚ are the root causes of controversies and election petitions. (ii) It makes the process of counting of votes much
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Greek machines and what there used for In Ancient Greece‚ many inventions like the pulley‚ one of the most used inventions used in Greece‚ were very helpful Greek urns Greek urns were super IMPORTant in older periods of time. There were used for storing things such as wine‚ water and the soul purpose of storing materials and food. They were also used for transporting goods and were made to we’re the urns could stack on each
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Donovan F #8 Mr. Graham Soda machine argument Having a soda machine is a great idea for a school. It is a really good idea because it help students that are dehydrated and are tired of water. This will also benefit the school by giving it a profit of about 100 to 200 dollars. All the kids are tired of just drinking water‚ juice‚ and milk. Having a soda machine at school would lead to the school having more money for different occasions. If we‚ the children‚ were to buy soda the school will
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