Seminars
Participants are taught in small seminar groups of up to 12 students, and receive two one-on-one tutorials with their tutor.
Sunday
Seminar 1: George Orwell: life and work
Seminar 2: 1984: background, contexts, contents
Monday
Seminar 3: 1984: Key themes, the 'versificator' and AI
Seminar 4: Orwell the philosopher? Interpreting and situating his work
Tuesday
Seminar 5: Orwell's core concerns and themes: anti-totalitarianism, ‘democratic socialism,' classical liberalism, truth
Seminar 6: The nature and growth of AI
Wednesday
Seminar 7: 'Philosophical AI' and the 'Philosophy of AI'
Seminar 8: Ethics, AI and Robotics I: Privacy and Surveillance
Thursday
Seminar 9: Ethics and AI II: Manipulation
Seminar 10: Ethics and AI III: Human/robot interaction and 'Machine Ethics'
Friday
Seminar 11: Ethics and AI IV: AI, Bias and Decision systems, Employment and Automation
Seminar 12: The Future of AI: a threat to humanity, democracy and freedom?
Programme timetable
The daily timetable will normally be as follows:
Saturdays
14.00–16.30 - Registration
16.30–17.00 - Orientation meeting
17.00–17.30 - Classroom orientation for tutor and students
17.30–18.00 - Drinks reception
18.00–20.00 - Welcome dinner
Sundays – Fridays
09.00–10.30 - Seminar
10.30–11.00 - Tea/coffee break
11.00–12.30 - Seminar
12.30–13.30 - Lunch
13.30–18.00 - Afternoons are free for tutorials, individual study, course-related field trips or exploring the many places of interest in and around Oxford.
18.00–19.00 - Dinner (There is a formal gala dinner every Friday to close each week of the programme)
A range of optional social events will be offered throughout the summer school. These are likely to include: a quiz night, visit to historic pubs in Oxford, visit to Christ Church for Evensong and after-dinner talks and discussions.