Understanding Artificial Intelligence
Explore the ethics and real-world applications of artificial intelligence.
About the Course
This course shows students the potential and limitations of using artificial intelligence (AI) in society. Students explore the history of artificial intelligence and discuss ethical considerations involving the creation and use of AI. Students learn about expert systems, generative AI, machine learning, and basic data analytics.
Course Details
- Credits: 3
- Location: 糖心破解版, Garden City, NY campus
- Dates: July 11, 2027-July 31, 2027
- Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
What You鈥檒l Learn
In this course you will:
- Articulate a definition of AI and meaningfully engage in discussion about appropriate use of AI.
- Compare different AI models and apply metrics of success.
- Make ethical decisions concerning the use of AI in data privacy, catastrophic AI risk, data ownership, and data visualization.
- Discuss the history and evolution of AI.
- Engineer basic AI prompts to effectively use generative AI.
- Assess and evaluate the reliability of different sources.
- Differentiate between the scientific paradigm, the data science paradigm, and pseudoscience.
Location
Levermore Hall, 101B