Lehrveranstaltung Ethics and Epistemology of AI (6 LP) (Projekt)

The module “Ethics of AI” takes an innovative and experimental approach to ethics with an interdisciplinary focus enabled by collaboration between the Computer Science, Engineering Science and Philosophy of Technology departments. It involves engaging with the theoretical and practical approaches that address the intersection of ethics and technology, in this case AI. You will learn to critically assess the relationship between technology and society and to analyze the interactions between technology and society from an ethical perspective. Furthermore, you will deal with the deconstruction of the concept of neutrality of technology and learn to critically assess it. The environment will be taken as a stakeholder in its own right in order to consider the impact of technological applications from a sustainability perspective. The module will provide you with the necessary theoretical foundations stemming from both computer science (in particular AI and digital technologies) and ethics. This knowledge will be put into practice and deepened through case-based projects carried out in interdisciplinary groups. The projects will address the current challenges encountered through the use of AI technologies in different fields of application (e.g. social relationships), as well as discuss different implementations and possible avenues of research that could enable the development of ethically acceptable AI systems. You and your project group will prepare a presentation of your project as well as a scientific poster.

**The course does not require prior knowledge or programming skills.

The course takes place both in presence (synchronously) and online (asynchronously) over the course of the semester.

For information on how to register as well as precise dates of the course visit: https://www.tu.berlin/philtech/studium-lehre/ethics-and-epistemology-of-ai

The module “Ethics of AI” takes an innovative and experimental approach to ethics with an interdisciplinary focus enabled by collaboration between the Computer Science, Engineering Science and Philosophy of Technology departments. It involves engaging with the theoretical and practical approaches that address the intersection of ethics and technology, in this case AI. You will learn to critically assess the relationship between technology and society and to analyze the interactions between technology and society from an ethical perspective. Furthermore, you will deal with the deconstruction of the concept of neutrality of technology and learn to critically assess it. The environment will be taken as a stakeholder in its own right in order to consider the impact of technological applications from a sustainability perspective. The module will provide you with the necessary theoretical foundations stemming from both computer science (in particular AI and digital technologies) and ethics. This knowledge will be put into practice and deepened through case-based projects carried out in interdisciplinary groups. The projects will address the current challenges encountered through the use of AI technologies in different fields of application (e.g. social relationships), as well as discuss different implementations and possible avenues of research that could enable the development of ethically acceptable AI systems. You and your project group will prepare a presentation of your project as well as a scientific poster.

**The course does not require prior knowledge or programming skills.

The course takes place both in presence (synchronously) and online (asynchronously) over the course of the semester.

For information on how to register as well as precise dates of the course visit: https://www.tu.berlin/philtech/studium-lehre/ethics-and-epistemology-of-ai

The module “Ethics of AI” takes an innovative and experimental approach to ethics with an interdisciplinary focus enabled by collaboration between the Computer Science, Engineering Science and Philosophy of Technology departments. It involves engaging with the theoretical and practical approaches that address the intersection of ethics and technology, in this case AI. You will learn to critically assess the relationship between technology and society and to analyze the interactions between technology and society from an ethical perspective. Furthermore, you will deal with the deconstruction of the concept of neutrality of technology and learn to critically assess it. The environment will be taken as a stakeholder in its own right in order to consider the impact of technological applications from a sustainability perspective. The module will provide you with the necessary theoretical foundations stemming from both computer science (in particular AI and digital technologies) and ethics. This knowledge will be put into practice and deepened through case-based projects carried out in interdisciplinary groups. The projects will address the current challenges encountered through the use of AI technologies in different fields of application (e.g. social relationships), as well as discuss different implementations and possible avenues of research that could enable the development of ethically acceptable AI systems. You and your project group will prepare a presentation of your project as well as a scientific poster.

**The course does not require prior knowledge or programming skills.

The course takes place both in presence (synchronously) and online (asynchronously) over the course of the semester.

For information on how to register as well as precise dates of the course visit: https://www.tu.berlin/philtech/studium-lehre/ethics-and-epistemology-of-ai

The module “Ethics of AI” takes an innovative and experimental approach to ethics with an interdisciplinary focus enabled by collaboration between the Computer Science, Engineering Science and Philosophy of Technology departments. It involves engaging with the theoretical and practical approaches that address the intersection of ethics and technology, in this case AI. You will learn to critically assess the relationship between technology and society and to analyze the interactions between technology and society from an ethical perspective. Furthermore, you will deal with the deconstruction of the concept of neutrality of technology and learn to critically assess it. The environment will be taken as a stakeholder in its own right in order to consider the impact of technological applications from a sustainability perspective. The module will provide you with the necessary theoretical foundations stemming from both computer science (in particular AI and digital technologies) and ethics. This knowledge will be put into practice and deepened through case-based projects carried out in interdisciplinary groups. The projects will address the current challenges encountered through the use of AI technologies in different fields of application (e.g. social relationships), as well as discuss different implementations and possible avenues of research that could enable the development of ethically acceptable AI systems. You and your project group will prepare a presentation of your project as well as a scientific poster.

**The course does not require prior knowledge or programming skills.

The course takes place both in presence (synchronously) and online (asynchronously) over the course of the semester.

For information on how to register as well as precise dates of the course visit: https://www.tu.berlin/philtech/studium-lehre/ethics-and-epistemology-of-ai

The module “Ethics of AI” takes an innovative and experimental approach to ethics with an interdisciplinary focus enabled by collaboration between the Computer Science, Engineering Science and Philosophy of Technology departments. It involves engaging with the theoretical and practical approaches that address the intersection of ethics and technology, in this case AI. You will learn to critically assess the relationship between technology and society and to analyze the interactions between technology and society from an ethical perspective. Furthermore, you will deal with the deconstruction of the concept of neutrality of technology and learn to critically assess it. The environment will be taken as a stakeholder in its own right in order to consider the impact of technological applications from a sustainability perspective. The module will provide you with the necessary theoretical foundations stemming from both computer science (in particular AI and digital technologies) and ethics. This knowledge will be put into practice and deepened through case-based projects carried out in interdisciplinary groups. The projects will address the current challenges encountered through the use of AI technologies in different fields of application (e.g. social relationships), as well as discuss different implementations and possible avenues of research that could enable the development of ethically acceptable AI systems. You and your project group will prepare a presentation of your project as well as a scientific poster.

**The course does not require prior knowledge or programming skills.

The course takes place both in presence (synchronously) and online (asynchronously) over the course of the semester.

For information on how to register as well as precise dates of the course visit: https://www.tu.berlin/philtech/studium-lehre/ethics-and-epistemology-of-ai