| Course Title: AI: Smart Machines, Tough Choices |
| Start Date: 09/03/2025 End Date: 12/16/2025 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2025 |
| Description: Dive into the fascinating world of robotics and AI. We will investigate how these technologies are reshaping our lives and industries, from healthcare to space exploration, while grappling with the ethical questions they pose. For example, in healthcare, we might ask: Should an AI be allowed to make critical medical diagnoses, potentially overriding a human doctor's judgment? Or, in the realm of autonomous vehicles, we could consider: Who is held responsible when a self-driving car causes an accident, the owner, the manufacturer, or the AI itself? No coding or complex math needed-just an open mind and a desire to explore the future of automation. |
| Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt , FY - First-Year Seminar , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Diane Uwacu | duwacu@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/03/2025 - 12/16/2025 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:30AM - 11:45AM | KNDD - Kendade | 307 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| FYSEM0001 | First-Year Seminar | This is a First-Year Seminar. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 12 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: AI Ethics Author: Coeckelbergh, Mark Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: The MIT Press |
Required | 13.99 |
| Title: They Say I Say Author: Graff, Birkenstein, Gerald, Cathy Copyright: 2024 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Norton & Company Inc |
Required | 31.80 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |