— AI Ethics: Morality, Choice, & Artificial Intelligence

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Perspectives and problems in the ethics of artificial intelligence. How machines are used to make and shape decisions about jobs, health, justice, and everyday life. What it means for an algorithm to be fair, responsible, or trustworthy, and how accountability is assigned when automated systems cause harm. Classic and contemporary ideas on justice, responsibility, and right and wrong applied to a world increasingly governed by intelligent machines. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Social Sciences (SS). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Social Sciences (SS).