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AI & Digital Arts · MS elective · 3 credit hours · 16 sessions

AI in Society

While previous courses focus on creating with AI, this course examines living with it. This sociological survey explores how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the fundamental structures of human society: governance, healthcare, labor, and intimacy. Students will engage with policy papers, case studies, and science fiction to understand the macro-scale implications of an automated world and the responsibilities of designers within it.

§ 01 By the end you can
  1. Analyze the impact of AI on global labor markets and the "Post-Work" theory
  2. Evaluate the use of AI in predictive policing, justice, and surveillance
  3. Discuss the ethical implications of AI in healthcare and biotechnology
  4. Explore the concept of "Algorithmic Governance" and automated decision-making
  5. Formulate policy recommendations for the ethical deployment of creative AI
§ 02 Sixteen sessions

The whole semester.

  1. 01Introduction to AI Sociology
  2. 02The Future of Work & UBI
  3. 03Algorithmic Bias in Hiring & Lending
  4. 04Surveillance State & Facial Recognition
  5. 05Predictive Policing & Criminal Justice
  6. 06AI in Medicine: Diagnosis & Ethics
  7. 07Fake News, Bots, and Democracy
  8. 08 · MidtermMidterm Examination
  9. 09AI in Warfare & Autonomous Weapons
  10. 10Intimacy & AI Companions (Replika etc.)
  11. 11AI in Education & Cognitive Development
  12. 12The Environment: Energy Costs of AI
  13. 13Transhumanism & Post-Humanism
  14. 14Global AI Arms Race & Geopolitics
  15. 15AI Regulation (EU AI Act, etc.)
  16. 16Final Paper: The 2050 Society Forecast

Midterm around session 8. Final project briefed at session 8 or 9 and developed in stages until the juries.

Recommended reading
  1. Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control by Stuart Russell
  2. The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian
  3. Automating Inequality by Virginia Eubanks
  4. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
  5. Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson
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