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 ===== Example Questions =====
-  - What are the main characteristics of disruptive technologies?
+  - What are the main characteristics of disruptive technologies and how do they influence how ethical issues emerge?
-  - How does technology influence science?
+  - To what extent does applied research affect progress of AI? Is this different for basic research?
-  - How does applied research in AI affect progress of AI? Is the effect different for basic research?
+  - Is AI inherently unethical? If so, why? If not, why not?
-  - Answer ONE of these questions: (a) Is AI a disruptive technology? Give reasons why and why not. (b) Is technology value-free?
   - You are asked to design an application for mobile phones that provides information about wheelchair access in the city of Reykjavik, based on travels of wheelchair-bound individuals. Describe three major ethical challenges that may arise in such a project and what you might do to address them.
+  - AI companions are social chatbots that provide emotional support and engage users in private conversations. They often collect a lot of private data and are programmed in such a way that may lead to unrealistic emotional attachments. Discuss the ethical issues with deploying such technologies on the Internet. Do you think they should be banned? If yes, why? If not, how can they be regulated to meet reasonable ethical principles?