Human-Centered AI: Engagement, Empathy and Ethics

3 Credits

This course introduces students to human-centered perspectives on artificial intelligence (AI), and examines its origins, development, and core principles while critically engaging with issues of ethics, fairness, empathy, creativity, and misinformation. Through the analysis of human-AI interaction and engagement, the course fosters critical inquiry into the societal implications of emerging technologies. Students will develop literacy in the responsible use of AI and envision socio-technological futures where AI enhances human capabilities, supports well-being, and advances equity and social justice.