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POLS 478 Politics of Artificial Intelligence Units: 3.00
This course provides a broad, in-depth introduction to the politics of artificial intelligence (AI) and covers topics such as the technical fundamentals of existing AI, computational propaganda, surveillance, decision-making, autonomous weapons, political economy, regulation and governance, and speculative possibilities such as 'superintelligence'.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Seminar, 12 Group Learning, 72 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (Level 4 or above and registration in a POLS Major, Joint Honours, or POPE Plan) and ([POLS 250/3.0 and POLS 350/3.0] or POLS 250/6.0*) and a (minimum GPA of 2.50 on all units in POLS).
Exclusion POLS 471/3.0.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Understand and explain the fundamentals of narrow artificial intelligence.
- Understand and explain the ways in which narrow artificial intelligence affects the distribution of power.
- Apply the fundamental information, concepts, and theories introduced in the first theme of the course, both on their own and as a means of analyzing the topics covered in the second and third themes of the course.
- Develop original arguments regarding important issues related to the politics of artificial intelligence.
- Apply knowledge developed in previous years of studying politics to the politics of artificial intelligence.