In the Ethics and Values section we read about the Berkeley Ethics Advisor. At issue here is whether this expert system, which surpasses all human experts in its knowledge of ethics, is merely an advisor or whether it is pre-empting ethical decision making in human beings. In the Culture and the Arts section we read about the world-premiere performance of Tchaikovsky's Seventh Symphony by the Philadelphia Orchestra. The world premiere of Tchaikovsky's Seventh Symphony is such a tremendous success that some people are concerned that expert systems might replace human composers. Many AI and VR systems are described in the AI Stories Web.
Theatrical presentations can make a significant contribution at professional conferences.
Several professors have written to me that they have used scripts from the Killer Robot as dramatic readings in their computer ethics courses with great success. This past year I wrote two plays for presentation at professional conferences. Both of these plays are available on the AI Stories Web. The conference was the site of the somewhat controversial Loebner Prize competition. Elder-Care VR concerns the use of virtual reality to keep nursing home patients entertained.