Harnessing AI for Good?
Tuesday and Thursday 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM
Walton Center for Planetary Health, WCPH 409 (Session C)
What is artificial intelligence, and how is it commonly defined?
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How do ethical and policy concerns for AI vary across domains like education, health care, and criminal justice?
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How might AI transform major areas of society, such as criminal justice, education, and health care?
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What could medical care, legal systems, and classrooms look like in an AI-driven future?
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How should we understand concepts like “fair AI,” and who decides what is fair?
How can AI-driven transformations in health, criminal justice, and education be ethically governed to maximize human flourishing, guard against over-dependence and social disconnection, and ensure a just allocation of resources?
Examine foundational assumptions concerning AI from its initial creation and envisioned usage through its implementation and effects on society. Investigate how AI is transforming society and reshaping people’s lives in health care, criminal justice, and education. Imagine the future of AI and how the realization of that future affects our lives and society at large, especially the opportunities and risks at stake. Play an active role in collaboratively designing an ethical or policy framework for AI that addresses these potential futures. Students will gain skills in critical assessment and engage in urgent ethical and policy debates shaping our shared future.
Honors students will receive HON credit for this course. CIVI general studies credit.
Collaborations
- Collaborators TBA
Impact Outcomes
Students will share their findings with the general public in a format of their choosing. Check this page at the end of the semester for updates!
Harnessing AI for Good? in the News
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Enrollment Information
Spring 2026: Tuesday and Thursday, 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM |
WCPH 409, Session C |
| Humanities Lab | HUL 494, 598 |
| Philosophy | PHI 494, 598 |
| Educational Studies | EDU 494, 598 |
