Carleton University · PHIL 2401

Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

AI and robotic technologies raise pressing ethical issues. Topics discussed may include big data and privacy, the ‘black box’ problem and bias, human-AI interaction, automation and responsibility, AI codes of ethics, the moral status of AI, and potential risks to humanity posed by superintelligence.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): 0.5 credit in PHIL, or second year standing.

Conditions and arrangements

  • Prerequisite(s): 0.5 credit in PHIL, or second year standing.
  • Lecture three hours a week.
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AI and robotic technologies raise pressing ethical issues. Topics discussed may include big data and privacy, the ‘black box’ problem and bias, human-AI interaction, automation and responsibility, AI codes of ethics, the moral status of AI, and potential risks to humanity posed by superintelligence.

  • Prerequisite(s): 0.5 credit in PHIL, or second year standing.
  • Lecture three hours a week.

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