Artificial Intelligence Ethics & Society

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This course explores long-term trends in artificial intelligence development, their impact upon the future workforce, and their societal, cultural, and spiritual implications. The history of recent technology revolutions is surveyed, and impacts compared. Students will learn about risks to employment, art, education, and equality of access. The psychological and spiritual aspects of how people create, relate to, and identify with technological and artistic creations in artifacts are explored. Philosophical and theological views on human creativity, super intelligence, and transhumanism are addressed from a biblical framework. The course equips students with the historical, biblical, and technological perspective necessary to positively navigate the impact of artificial intelligence on society.