IMS 171 OLD Quizzes
Utilitarianism is an ethical framework based on the view that in ethical decision making each individual should be guided first and foremost by what is best for them individually.
False
Viola is a robot.
False
We have already reached the point of singularity—in 1997, when IBM's Deep Blue defeated the chess master Garry Kasparov.
False
Your personal computer is a robot.
False
Christophe Saige advocates an approach to robot ethics that is less reliant on rules (algorithms) to guide robot decision making and that allows for robots to learn and adapt to new, unimagined situations.
True
Critical theory of technology advocates greater human intervention and participation—democratic participation—in decisions about technology design and development.
True
Digital humans are a type of bot.
True
Gary Marcus' view of AI is similar to John Searle's, in that Marcus does not believe the machines are actually thinking. Rather, they are simply putting together sequences of word or images without any coherent understanding of the world.
True
Igor is an example of a cultural meme.
True
In the trolley problem, a utilitarian would argue that the outcome determines the rightness or wrongness of an ethical choice.
True
Jack the autonomous Audi is able to talk to passengers.
True
LOL Bot uses deep learning algorithms along with facial recognition.
True
Libertarianism is the view that ethical standards and values are or should be individual and that the state should not make ethical decisions for individuals.
True
Machine ethics is a field of study that focuses on issues related to the design of ethical systems in machines (as opposed to the ethics of human use of machines).
True
One problem with the design of the AI-driven Uber vehicle that killed a woman in March 2018 was that the system was designed to assume that pedestrians would never cross except at a crosswalk.
True
Open AI prohibits DALL-E 2 from generating political images.
True
Preetipadma K does NOT think that Gato is a true general AI agent.
True
Prometheus is an early version of the tragic hero scientist creator meme.
True
Researchers from Microsoft and the University of Kyoto found, generally, that a panel of judges, including experts and non-experts, could not distinguish machine-written poems from human-written poems.
True
Roomba is a robot.
True
The Chinese room argument is an example used to demonstrate the point that machines are not capable of true human intelligence; they are simply simulating human intelligence.
True
The Gartner Hype Cycle diagram illustrates that all new technologies often enjoy a period of exaggerated hype before they enter into a phase of practical widespread usefulness.
True
The Latin phrase nullum crimen sine lege, when applied to self-driving cars, means that if there is no law prohibiting testing self-driving cars on public streets, then it is allowable to do.
True
The NIMBY problem, as applied to driverless cars, means that people generally prefer self-driving cars that are programmed to save the most people, but they do not want their own car to be programmed that way.
True
The overall goal of the classical studia humanitatis was to produce a civic leader of good character who was an effective communicator.
True
The robots in I, Robot, as Asimov describes them, are examples of a top-down approach to robot coding and design.
True
The term mannequin effect, coined by Dan Falk, means that the longer you interact with a machine the more likely you are to realize it's a machine.
True
Tom Sorell thinks we should stop viewing Asimov's Three Laws as an adequate ethical basis for robotic interaction with people.
True
Which of the following companies has guaranteed a "100% deathproof car"?
Volvo
What does Jim Johnson mean by a chreod?
a pattern of behavior involving technology that is so customary and ingrained that no commentary or instructions are needed
What do Rennix and Robinson see as the problem with the trolley problem?
all of the above
What is "the problem with doors," according to Jim Johnson?
all of the above
Which of the following is NOT typically a quality of memes?
all of the above are characteristics of memes
Which one of these purposes is typically NOT considered a purpose for rhetoric?
all of the above are considered purposes of rhetoric
Which of the following are features of critical thinking?
all of the above are qualities of critical thinking
What does Andrew Pegoda mean by "queering the trolley problem"?
all of these possibilities
Stephen Byerley was a
district attorney
Christoph von Hugo said which of the following?
driverless cars should be designed to save the driver first and foremost
In reference to the trolley problem, a "utilitarian trap" means what? (quiz 5)
that the question forces you into making a choice based purely on the number of people saved vs killed (aka "counting bodies"), which is ethically problematic.
When monetary considerations force science into cutting corners or skipping safety procedures, that is an example of what kind of meme?
the Igor meme
Why did the gods have the eagle eat Prometheus' liver? Because in ancient times the liver was thought to be the physical location of
the emotions
A self-driving car that makes ethical decisions based on which action causes the least harm to the most people is programmed according to what ethical perspective?
utilitarian
Who said that the ghost in the machine could be "random segments of code that ... form unexpected protocols, unanticipated"?
Alfred Lanning
In regards to the history of the technology of the car, in which of these phases does regulation happen?
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about technology?
All of the above statements are accurate statements about technology.
The critical theory of technology espoused by Andrew Feenberg is fundamentally suspicious of and hostile to technology development.
False
The history of technology tells us that a future complex system involving 100% self-driving vehicles will ultimately not be an improvement over the status quo.
False
The humanities refer to topic areas such as literature, history, and philosophy, NOT to methods of analysis.
False
The metaphor of "the ghost in the machine" is generally used to highlight the benefits of machine intelligence.
False
The word technology refers to manufactured objects, tools, and machines, not to processes.
False
The view that violent video games make us a more violent society can be best described as:
substantivism
The Turing test does which of the following?
tests whether a machine can be considered intelligent
Siri and Alexa are considered Strong AI systems.
False
What is the date by which Ray Kurzweil projects we will reach The Singularity?
2045
Andrew Ng's example of how AI works in diagnostic radiology shows us that:
AI can exceed human capabilities in some ideal contexts, but has difficulty dealing with changing or less-than-ideal clinical settings.
Which of the following is NOT a feature of an intelligent system, as Darrell West describes such systems?
ALL are features of an intelligent system
Which of the following fields are generally NOT considered as one of the humanities?
Biochemistry
Which of the following agents is famous for having passed the Turing Test?
Eugene Goostman
#PlaidShirtGuy is a cultural meme (as Porter defines it).
False
A hexbug is a robot.
False
According to Porter, horror is a genre of fiction that has to do with scientific creations gone wrong or bad.
False
According to Porter, the philosopher scientists of the 17th and 18th century largely had a positive view of rhetoric as necessary to scientific discourse.
False
All artificial intelligence systems are capable of machine learning.
False
Being ethical means following the norms and accepted standards of a given society or culture.
False
Blake Lemoine, an AI engineer at Google, was suspended from his job for publicly claiming that LaMDA was innately biased.
False
Critical thinking is mainly about finding flaws in other people's claims.
False
Frankenstein, the book, falls mainly within the horror genre (according to Porter).
False
IBM's Deep Blue is an example of a Strong AI system.
False
In the 2011 IBM Jeopardy Challenge, Watson got all its answers correct.
False
John Searle and Alan Turing agree, generally, on the definition of machine intelligence.
False
Overall, I, Robot is a pessimistic view of robots.
False
Phillipa Foot helped Alan Turing develop the Turing Test.
False
Philosophers first began theorizing about the relationship between humans, the natural world, and technology in the mid 19th century.
False
Rhetoric concerns discursive interaction in the public and professional realms, but not to personal interactions between friends and family.
False
Who said about robots that they are "infinitely more to be trusted than a human nursemaid"?
George Weston
Which one of these robots could read minds?
Herbie
Was this poem written by a human or a machine? Little Fly / Thy summer's play, / My thoughtless hand / Has brush'd away A I not / A fly like thee? / Or art not thou / A man like me?
Human
Was this poem written by a human or a machine? Red flags the reason for pretty flags / And ribbons And wearing material / Reasons for wearing material / Give pleasure.
Human
Stephen Byerley's closest friend was
John
The Chinese room argument was developed by which of the following philosophers of technology?
John Searle
The Nicholas video exemplifies what particular type of problem regarding self-driving cars?
Malicious Agents
The movie Jurassic Park can best be described as an example of which of these genres (according to Porter)?
Science fiction
Which of the following characters destroyed a robot by putting it in a paradoxical situation involving the First Law of Robotics?
Susan Calvin
Who said about robots that "they are a cleaner, better breed than we are"?
Susan Calvin
"The singularity" refers to that moment in AI development when machine intelligence surpasses human intelligence, at which point humans may not be able to understand, track, or control machine thinking.
True
A philosophical zombie, as applied to AI development, would be a system that acts like it has consciousness, but internally does not.
True
ANT is a theory of technology that explores (and, sometimes, tries to predict) how a technology can be changed when it is used by real humans in social contexts—and also on how a technology can change humans, sometimes in unexpected ways.
True
According to Kant's categorical imperative, in the trolley problem it would be wrong to push the obese man in front of the train, even to save five lives.
True
According to Kate Darling of the MIT Media Lab, a robot must function with some degree of autonomous intelligence.
True
According to Open AI, DALL-E 2 is a deep learning AI system.
True
Alan Turing thought that the question Can machines think?, was a meaningless question, not worth exploring.
True
The word robot comes from a Czech word meaning:
forced labor
The chief reason Stephen Byerley was suspected of being a robot was that
he was never seen eating
Which one of these is NOT a corollary of the three laws of robotics in Asimov's book? (corollary = a law or principle that is included in or implied by a stated law)
if ordered by a human being to destroy itself, a robot must protect its own existence
The belief that "guns don't kill, people do" is an example of what theory of technology?
instrumentalism
The view that technology is neutral and that the goodness or badness of it lies in its use, by humans, rather than in the technology itself, can best be described as:
instrumentalism
Dr. Wu in Jurassic Park is an example of the scientist who
is brilliant scientifically but naive about how life works
In "The Evitable Conflict" what is the governmental status of the United States?
it has become part of the Northern Region of a world government
Which statement is the closest to Jerry Saltz's view of DALL-E 2?
it is a tool, like a pencil or camera, that extends the capacities of human artists
Which one of the following is NOT an accurate statement about rhetoric?
rhetoric is concerned with how one speaks or writes (presentation), not with the content of the speech or writing