64-639 Seminar on the Lecture Series Taming the Machines

Course offering details

Instructors: Prof. Dr. Judith Simon

Event type: Seminar

Displayed in timetable as: Sem zur RV

Hours per week: 2

Credits: 3,0

Language of instruction: German

Min. | Max. participants: - | 20

Comments/contents:
The seminar for the lecture series "Taming the Machines - Horizons of Artificial Intelligence" provides an in-depth approach to topics of ethics in information technology. Texts by leading theorists, who are our guest lecturers, will be studied.
The seminar always takes place on the day of the lecture series between 14:15-15:45 plus an introductory seminar. There we will discuss research papers recommended by the speakers. The lecture series itself always takes place on Tuesdays on the dates listed below between 18:15-19:45 in ESA 1, W 221 on main campus.
Each lecture will be followed by a discussion with the speakers, in which the students should actively participate. The dates for the lectures and their topics are as follows:

The programme of the lecture series 64-690:
"Taming the Machines – Horizons of Artificial Intelligence"
The "Ethics in Information Technology" Public Lecture Series

30.04.2024
How Should We Talk about AI Ethics?

Prof. Dr. Vincent C. Müller
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D

14.05.2024
God, Golem, and Gadget Worshippers: Meaning of Life in the Digita
l Age
Prof. Dr. Mathias Risse
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
 
04.06.2024
Ethics in the Age of Generative AI

Prof. Dr. Louise Amoore
Durham University, Durham, UK

11.06.2024
Growing Up in the Midst of the AI Goldrush: from Data Scares to Data Scars

Prof. Dr. Andra Siibak
University of Tartu, Estland

25.06.2024
Repairing AI for Environmental Justice

Prof. Dr. Aimee van Wynsberghe
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, D
 
09.07.2024
Frontier AI Regulation: from Trustworthiness to Sustainability

Prof. Dr. Philipp Hacker
European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), D
 

Appointments
Date From To Room Instructors
1 Tue, 30. Apr. 2024 14:15 15:45 G-102 Prof. Dr. Judith Simon
2 Tue, 14. May 2024 14:15 15:45 G-102 Prof. Dr. Judith Simon
3 Tue, 4. Jun. 2024 14:15 15:45 G-102 Prof. Dr. Judith Simon
4 Tue, 11. Jun. 2024 14:15 15:45 G-102 Prof. Dr. Judith Simon
5 Tue, 25. Jun. 2024 14:15 15:45 G-102 Prof. Dr. Judith Simon
6 Tue, 9. Jul. 2024 14:15 15:45 G-102 Prof. Dr. Judith Simon
Course specific exams
Description Date Instructors Mandatory
1. Presentation and oral exam No Date Yes
2. Presentation and oral exam No Date Yes
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Instructors
Prof. Dr. Judith Simon