Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence.

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Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. Prerequisite: PHIL 201 or PHIL 202 . An in-depth exploration of some of the philosophical foundations and consequences of artificial intelligence. Possible topics include relevant history of philosophy, standard philosophical criticisms of AI and different explanations for its success, whether AI can offer explanations, adversarial examples, the transparency/interpretability problem, the legal philosophy surrounding automated agents, concerns about bias in AI, and the use of AI in aesthetics, art and scientific data analysis.