The Case of the Killer Robot

Stories about the Professional, Ethical, and Societal Dimensions of Computing

Richard G. Epstein (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

1996
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-13823-5 (ISBN)

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A unique and entertaining look at the ethical issues in the computer science profession, this book tells the fictional story of a robot programmed to automate an assembly line that ended up taking the life of a worker. Using a variety of materials, from newspaper clippings, interviews, and the trial manuscript, the book explores the full complexity of the topic and the need to take into account the "human factor."

Richard G. Epstein is the author of The Case of the Killer Robot: Stories about the Professional, Ethical, and Societal Dimensions of Computing, published by Wiley.

Partial table of contents:

PRINT MEDIA.

Robot Kills Operator in Grisly Accident.

McMurdock Promises Justice in "Killer Robot" Case.

"Killer Robot" Developers Worked Under Enormous Stress.

"Killer Robot" Programmer Was Prima Donna, Co-Workers Claim.

"Killer Robot" Project Mired in Controversy Right from Start.

The "Killer Robot" Interface.

Silicon Techchronics Promised to Deliver a Safe Robot.

A Conversation with Dr.

Harry Yoder.

The Unhealthy Workplace.

A Tale of Two Cities.

Web of Deception.

BROADCAST MEDIA.

Varieties of Teamwork Experience.

The Case of the Virtual Epidemic.

The Case of the Deadly Data.

Candid Professor.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.11.1996
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	162 x 229 mm
Gewicht	372 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Software Entwicklung
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► IT-Recht
ISBN-10	0-471-13823-1 / 0471138231
ISBN-13	978-0-471-13823-5 / 9780471138235
Zustand	Neuware