CEVRO:d125155 AI Ethics - Course Information

d125155 AI Ethics

CEVRO University
summer 2023

Extent and Intensity: 0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s): Dr. Eszter Nova (lecturer)
Guaranteed by: Dr. Eszter Nova
Department of Economics – Departments – President – CEVRO University
Course Enrolment Limitations: The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives: The seminar uses the example of artificial intelligence (AI) to explain the importance of Rand’s virtue ethics. The recent public discourse on imbuing AI with ethical premises highlighted just how important moral philosophy is for human flourishing – and how unsolved our competing ethical systems are. Even for human use, but definitely for machines. According to virtue ethicists, such as Rand, philosophy has a duty to illuminate and guide real life. Applying various branches of philosophy are part of the job. Accordingly, Ayn Rand’s moral philosophy and epistemology have a lot to say about artificial intelligence development. This seminar aims at introducing students to the philosophy of Ayn Rand with special emphasis on the application of her virtue ethics on the field of AI.
Language of instruction: English
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The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2024.