CSC 163 - Computing, Ethics, and Society

Hofstra University, Fall 2026

Instructor: Zonghua Gu

Lectures

Date	Lecture Notes	Useful Links
W1	L1 Course overview, PPTX, PDF
W2	Ch2 AI fundamentals PPTX, PDF
W3	Ch3 Single agent safety PPTX, PDF
W4	Ch4 Safety engineering PPTX, PDF
W5	Ch5 Complex systems PPTX, PDF
	Midterm Exam (TBD)
W6	Ch6 Machine ethics, PPTX, PDF
W7	Ch7 Collective action problems, PPTX, PDF
W8	Ch8 Governance, PPTX, PDF
W9	Ch9 Normative ethics background, PPTX, PDF
W10	Ch10 Utility functions, PPTX, PDF

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* Slides subject to change. Please download the latest version after class.

* Lectures: Fri 10:00 AM--12:00 AM, SIC.

* Office hours: Fri 8:00 AM--10:00 AM, SIC 219

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