ENCS 6823
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Society
2026 (curriculum proposal) · AI and Society
Topics
- AI and society
- Material resources and environmental impacts
- Labor and economy
- Algorithms and classification
- Diversity and bias
- Surveillance
- AI and democracy
- Engineering ethics
- AI governance and regulation
- Responsible research and innovation
- Human-rights impact assessment
Readings
- Assigned readings, selected book chapters, international reports, documentaries, films and interviews; individual titles are not named in the proposed outline.
- Independent literature research for the course project.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Curriculum sample or proposal ↗2026 (curriculum proposal)
- Proposed outline embedded in the March 27, 2026 Senate packet. Teaching dates and room are TBD. It explicitly states no textbook will be assigned; not evidence of a delivered term.