AI in Diverse Societies

What it is about

You will learn how diversity and social inequality influence the development, deployment, and consequences of Artificial Intelligence. In the end you will be able to analyse contexts and assumptions behind AI, assess impacts in areas such as medicine, human resources, predictive policing, and social media, and discuss questions of global justice related to AI.

What you will be able to do

• Identify aspects of AI where diversity and social inequality are relevant
• Analyze the relationship between social contexts and technical applications
• Pose critical questions about the role of diversity and inequality in concrete societal areas
• Sketch possible solutions

What the module consists of

• SeminarEngagement with key concepts and methods from the social sciences; application in group work and discussions

Teaching method

• TextlektüreDelivery of theoretical foundations
• RechercheaufgabenApplication and deepening of knowledge on concrete questions
• GruppenarbeitenCooperative development of analyses and solution ideas
• PräsentationenPresentation and discussion of own results
• PlenumsdiskussionCritical reflection and exchange in the course