Open AccessEthical Considerations in Artificial Intelligence Courses
Author(s) -
Burton Emanuelle,
Goldsmith Judy,
Koenig Sven,
Kuipers Benjamin,
Mattei Nicholas,
Walsh Toby
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ai magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 2371-9621
pISSN - 0738-4602
DOI - 10.1609/aimag.v38i2.2731
Subject(s) - engineering ethics , curriculum , information ethics , applied ethics , ethical issues , computer ethics , psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , meta ethics , engineering , pedagogy
The recent surge in interest in ethics in artificial intelligence (AI) may leave many educators wondering how to address moral, ethical, and philosophical issues in their AI courses. As instructors we want to develop curriculum that not only prepares students to be AI practitioners, but also to understand the moral, ethical, and philosophical impacts that AI will have on society. In this article we provide practical case studies and links to resources for use by AI educators. We also provide concrete suggestions on how to integrate AI ethics into a general AI course and how to teach a stand‐alone AI ethics course.