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The Case of the Killer Robot: Stories about the Professional, Ethical, and Societal Dimensions of Computing

ISBN: 978-0-471-13823-5
Paperback
242 pages
August 1996, ©1997
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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."