ELG 5295 Ethics for Design, AI, and Robotics

3 units
Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Artificial Intelligence technologies are becoming ever more present in applications like: automated vehicles and mobility-as-a-service (e.g. driving and system-level control algorithms); consumer electronics (e.g. social robots and smart speakers); healthcare (e.g. image classification in medical imaging); and weapons systems (e.g. targeting and kill decision-making). Many of these applications are raising significant ethical concerns. A range of topics in applied technology ethics are examined through the lens of contemporary philosophy and applied ethics texts and popular media articles. Practical frameworks, methodologies and tools for anticipating, and addressing, ethical issues are introduced through hands-on, group-based design thinking workshops and projects.

Components:

Lecture

Requirements:

Courses CSI 5195 and DTI 5310 , ELG 5295 , SYS 5185 cannot be combined for units.

Previously Offered Terms:

Winter

Organized

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Fair Assessments

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