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MT7 Newsletter: A Fascinating Talk on Trying to Program Ethics, Final Learn to Code, TGM & Final Social Board Game Bonanza!
Hi everyone,
We're down to the final stretch! I can't believe how fast term has gone by, but it feels like a few years' worth of stuff has happened at the same time. Our last social is this Saturday - it's been amazing to get to know loads of you over the last few weeks! Make sure to join us for our Termly General Meeting, where you can have your say in what we should do next term :)
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[Events]
Thursday Talk: Making Moral Machines
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Should we try to program ethics—and if so, how would we do it? This talk will explore the challenges that arise when automation meets morality and whether human-level moral reasoning can be instantiated in machines.
About our speaker: Jen Semler is a DPhil student in Philosophy at Reuben College. Her research is on AI ethics, particularly artificial moral agency.
This is one for the CSPhil'ers (and anyone else interested, of course!) - don't miss out on this fascinating event!
When: 5-6PM, Thursday 24th November
Where: LTA, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2Zr5CQhlz
Learn to Code Session 6 (Bring your laptop!)
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Join us for the FINAL session of our hugely popular Learn to Code series, aimed at complete beginners! Our amazing coding officers will guide you through learning Python, from the absolute basics to making your very own game by the end of the course. If you've ever wanted to pick up coding, but felt it was hard, frustrating, or just didn't know where to start, this is the perfect event series for you. Non-members and members alike are free to come along! Bring your laptop!!
Course Materials: https://github.com/oxcompsoc/learntocode
When: 6-7PM, Saturday 26th November
Where: Lecture Theatres, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2hbIWGokG
Week 7 Saturday Social: CompSoc TGM + Board Game Bonanza!
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Join us for our Termly General Meeting, where we discuss YOUR suggestions on how to make the society better! Voting is members-only, but we'll appreciate any and all feedback. Please send your motions via the dedicated channel on our Discord before Friday 12pm!
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We'll round off our last Saturday Social of term with some fun board games and classic CompSoc chaos!
When: 7-11PM, Saturday 26th November
Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2RovJGkR1
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