Artificial Intelligence and the new Great Transformation
Artificial intelligence appears as exciting and fascinating as it is mysterious and threatening. But what is AI? Where is it used? How are work and life changing? Are we on the way to becoming machine people?
Overview
What are the political and economic conditions under which AI is developed and applied? What does the concept of surveillance capitalism mean? Can ecological problems be solved with AI? Or are they more likely to be exacerbated? Can AI trigger crises in the financial markets? How should research and the use of AI be politically regulated? Should people adapt to the new conditions? Or make it democratic? How?
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Course Features
- Lectures 19
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 5 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
