AI Ethics

Catalog description

We will explore the contemporary ethics of computer science and engineering with thought experiments, discussions, and case studies. This is a discussion class, based on interesting cases. Students will learn the central ethical principles guiding today’s information technology, and apply the theory in the real world. We will address questions about privacy: What is it, and why do we want it? We will investigate dilemmas in fairness and social wellbeing as they rise alongside the digital revolution. Finally, we will ask whether AI serves humans, or do we serve AI? Through the course, students will learn to develop an ethical understanding of their own work, to respond to ethics committees, and to produce ethical evaluations of technological projects compliant with recent legal and regulatory requirements.