CSSE 490 - Impact of AI: Schedule

This schedule is subject to change.

Assignments are listed by their due date.

WeekDatesDay and Topics
0 Sep. 5-6 Day 1: Introduction to course
Initial discussion of project ideas
Day 2: Impact of AGI on Humanity
1 Sep. 9-13 Day 3: Projected timing for AGI
Day 4: Controlling, evaluating AGI
Day 5: Controlling, evaluating AGI
Day 6: Projects social
2 Sep. 16-20 Day 7: Mitigating Risks of AGI
Day 8: Mitigating Risks of AGI
Day 9: Managing Risks
Day 10: Rocket Pitch
3 Sep. 23-27 Day 11: Rocket pitch, AI Alignment
Day 12: Provably beneficial AI
Day 13: What life with AGI might be like
Day 14: Project proposal presentations
4 Sep. 30-Oct. 4 Day 15: Project proposal presentations
Day 15: Project proposal presentations
Day 17: AGI in warfare
Day 18: Universal Global Peace Treaty
5 Oct. 7-8 Day 19: AGI and Surveillance
Day 20: Project work day
6 Oct. 14-18 Day 21: AGI and Work in AGI
Day 22: Key paper presentations
Day 23: Key paper presentations
Day 24: Key paper presentations
7 Oct. 21-25 Day 25: Key paper presentations
Day 26: AGI: What could possibly go wrong?
Day 27: Project update presentations
Day 28: Project update presentations
8 Oct. 28-Nov. 1 Day 29: Project update presentations
Day 30: Project update presentations
Day 31: HLMI: A different type of intelligence
Day 32: HLMI: How to manage HLMI's impact
9 Nov. 4-8 Day 33: Relationships in the time of AGI, Lovebots, replika.com
Day 34: No class today, instructor is ill.
Day 35: Non-language based intelligence
Day 36: No class today, instead we will go longer on Monday
10 Nov. 11-15 Day 37: Final project presentations
Day 38: Final project presentations
Day 39: Final project presentations
Day 40: Final project presentations