CSC 163 - Computing, Ethics, and Society

Hofstra University, Fall 2026

Instructor: Zonghua Gu

Lectures

Date	Lecture Notes	Useful Links
W1	L0 Course Overview, PPTX, PDF Ch1 Intro and Overview, PPTX, PDF Ch1 Exercises, PPTX, PDF Ch1 Quiz, ANS
W2	Ch2 AI fundamentals PPTX, PDF Ch2 Exercises, PPTX, PDF Ch2 Quiz, ANS
W3	Ch3 Single agent safety PPTX, PDF Ch3 Exercises, PPTX, PDF Ch3 Quiz, ANS
W4	Ch4 Safety engineering PPTX, PDF Ch4 Exercises, PPTX, PDF Ch4 Quiz, ANS
W5	Ch5 Complex systems PPTX, PDF Ch5 Exercises, PPTX, PDF Ch5 Quiz, ANS
	Midterm Exam Mon. Fri Oct. 30, in class.
W6	Ch6 Machine ethics, PPTX, PDF Ch6 Exercises, PPTX, PDF Ch6 Quiz, ANS	Lecture 6 | AI Safety, Ethics, & Society: Beneficial AI and Machine Ethics
W7	Ch7 Collective action problems, PPTX, PDF Ch7 Exercises, PPTX, PDF Ch7 Quiz, ANS
W8	Ch8 Governance, PPTX, PDF Ch8 Exercises, PPTX, PDF Ch8 Quiz, ANS
W9	Ch9 Normative ethics background, PPTX, PDF Ch9 Exercises, PPTX, PDF Ch9 Quiz, ANS
W10	Ch10 Utility functions, PPTX, PDF Ch10 Exercises, PPTX, PDF Ch10 Quiz, ANS
	Final Exam Fri. Dec 18, 10:10 -11:05 AM, based on Academic Records
	Coursera Introduction to AI Safety Introduction to AI Safety, Ethics, and Society, YouTube lectures

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

* Lectures: F 10:10 AM–11:05 AM, SIC 200

* Discord: https://discord.gg/HU2sH4M56

* Zoom: https://hofstra.zoom.us/j/92606037168

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

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