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Courses - Spring 2024
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10/11/2024 at 10:30 AM
CMSC116
You and I, and Generative AI
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
GenEd: DSSP, SCIS
Restriction: Must not have completed CMSC216 or higher.
This course explores whether and how generative AI can be developed to support human values and promote human autonomy, and how the context of the deployment of AI may impact answers to this question. Entire industries are being transformed by AI technology, much of which is driven by the recent meteoric advances in generative AI. These advances have enabled many people to do things they previously were incapable of but have also brought about a series of ethical questions around their development and use. These developments raise fundamental questions around whether it is even possible to develop generative AI technology that empowers rather than replaces people, and which serves human values such as rights, justice, and dignity. It also raises the question: Is generative AI different from other technologies that can be used toward both positive and negative ends?
Restriction: Must not have completed CMSC216 or higher.