ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SOCIETY AND ETHICS

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This course examines the ethical and societal implications of advances in artificial intelligence (AI). This course introduces cutting-edge research on topics such as human-AI interactions, fairness and bias, transparency and explainability, machine and natural language AI systems (including large language models (LLMs)), and ethical guidelines and frameworks for responsible AI design and application. In the context of real-world applications, students will critically analyze existing AI systems to cultivate the analytical skills necessary for applying AI technologies in ways that are ethical, human-centered and socially and environmentally responsible.