Computer Science | Grinnell College

Robots are fun, but what happens when we decide to elevate them from simple tool to citizen? Granting citizenship to a robot has already been done in Saudi Arabia. Join us for CS Table to discuss the general implications and what this means for society and computational thinking as a whole.

• Maza, Cristina. “Saudi Arabia gives citizenship to a non-Muslim, English-speaking robot”, Newsweek, 26 Oct 2017.
• Wootson, Cleve R., Jr. “Saudi Arabia, which denies women equal rights, makes a robot a citizen”, The Washington Post: Innovations, 29 Oct 2017.

Computer science table (CS Table) is a weekly meeting of Grinnell College community members (students, faculty, staff, etc.) interested in discussing topics related to computing and computer science. CS Table meets Tuesdays from 12:00–1:00pm in JRC 224A (inside the Marketplace). Contact the CS faculty for the weekly reading. Students on meal plans, faculty, and staff are expected to cover the cost of their meals. Visitors to the College and students not on meal plans can charge their meals to the department (sign in at the JRC front desk).