Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability Summer Program – Program Content

At the end of this module, students should be able to:

understand the historical, cultural and philosophical underpinnings of AI

describe the wide range of goals and approaches that define the field of AI, and their strengths and weaknesses

understand and describe in detail the sub-fields of AI, including planning, machine learning, robotics, natural language processing and autonomous agents

given a real-world problem, suggest AI approaches that might be appropriate for addressing that problem

read and think critically about current AI research and development

understand and analyze the role of AI in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

be able to describe the impact of AI on economic, environmental and societal outcomes

understand the main ethical topics underpinning the development of AI systems

be familiar with the main global AI governance frameworks and current policy considerations

be able to critically think about the ethics and governance of AI systems given specific cases

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At the end of this module, students should be able to:

understand the history of sustainable development and to be familiar with the main analytical tools and frameworks for examining and measuring this phenomenon

understand the nature and history of the causes and impacts of environmental change on people and the planet, and to be able to examine how these processes may interact with the field of Artificial Intelligence in the 21st century

be familiar with the main analytical frameworks for examining and measuring environmental change and developing ideas on how these tools could be adjusted to better interact with major developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence

understand the historical and causal patterns of economic development across various regions and how these processes have affected people and planet, and to be able to examine how these processes may interact with the field of Artificial Intelligence

be familiar with the main analytical frameworks for examining and measuring economic development and developing ideas on how these tools could be adjusted to better interact with major developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence

be familiar with the main analytical frameworks for examining and measuring wealth and social inequality and developing ideas on how these tools could be adjusted to better interact with major developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence

understand the historical causes and patterns of wealth and social inequality, and to be able to examine how these processes may interact with the field of Artificial Intelligence in the 21st century

to understand and analyze the role of AI in achieving the sustainable development in the 21st century

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