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Lecture

In this lecture we ask "What is ethics?"

 

 

 

 

 

Short on time? Want to listen to the lecture on the subway? The lecture is meant to include images, but there is a pure audio version here that you may download.

 

 

 

 

 

Deck

 

 

 
 

Course Schedule

 

Week

Topics

Preparation

Class Discussion
(Wednesday, 6:10 pm)

Week 1

 

4 September

·             Autonomy

·             Course planning

·             Syllabus Review

 

Brusseau: Autonomy. Course overview + syllabus. Student introductions and interests.

Week 2

 

11 September

·             Autonomy (Reviewled by students)

·             What is ethics?

·             Dignity 1

Student group 1 Review Brusseau Autonomy lecture

All: Bring an example of how autonomy fits with your own work/interests

Brusseau: What is Ethics? Dignity 1

Student group 1 Reviews Brusseau Autonomy lecture to class, responds to lecture questions, tries to stump the professor

All: Examples of how autonomy fits with your own work/interests

Week 3

 

18 September

·             What is ethics? (Reviewled by students)

·             Dignity 2

·             Privacy 1

Student group 2 Review Brusseau What is Ethics? lecture

All: Bring an example of how ethics fits with your own work/interests

Brusseau: Dignity

Student group 2 Reviews Brusseau What is Ethics? lecture and dignity lecture to class, responds to lecture questions, tries to stump the professor

All: Examples of how ethics fits with your own work/interests

Week 4

 

25 September

·             Dignity (Reviewled by students)

·             Privacy 2

Student group 3 Review Brusseau Dignity lecture

All: Bring an example of how dignity fits with your own work/interests

Brusseau: Privacy (1)

Student group 3 Reviews Brusseau Dignity lecture to class, responds to lecture questions, tries to stump the professor

All: Examples of how dignity fits with your own work/interests.

Week 5

 

2 October

Asynchronous Online

·         Privacy (Reviewled by students)

·         Fairness 1

Student group 4 Review Brusseau Privacy lecture

All: Bring an example of how privacy fits with your own work/interests

Brusseau: Fairness 1

Student group 4 Reviews Brusseau Privacy lecture to class, responds to lecture questions, tries to stump the professor

All: Examples of how privacy fits with your own work/interests.

Week  6

 

9 October

·         Roundtable

·         Fairness 1 (Reviewled by students)

·         Fairness 2

Student group 5 Review Brusseau Privacy 2 lecture

All: Bring an example of how privacy fits with your own work/interests

AI Ethics Roundtable @ Pace: AI and Freedom
Brusseau: Fairness 1

Student group 5 Reviews Brusseau Privacy 2 lecture to class, responds to lecture questions, tries to stump the professor

All: Examples of how privacy fits with your own work/interests.

Week  7

 

16 October

·         Fairness 1(Reviewled by students)

·         Fairness 2 Reviewled by students)

·        Equity / Solidarity

Student group 6 + 7 Review Brusseau Fairness 1 lecture

All: Bring an example of how fairness fits with your own work/interests

Brusseau: Solidarity / Equity

Student group 6 + 7 Reviews Brusseau Fairness 1 and 2 lecture to class, responds to lecture questions, tries to stump the professor

All: Examples of how fairness fits with your own work/interests.

Week  8

 

23 October

·         Equity/Solidarity (Reviewled by students)

·         Social wellbeing 1

·         Overview of presentations and make groups

Student group 8 Review Brusseau Equity / Solidarity lecture

All: Bring an example of how solidarity/equity fits with your own work/interests

Brusseau: Social wellbeing

Student group 8 Reviews Brusseau Equity lecture to class, responds to lecture questions, tries to stump the professor

All: Examples of how equity fits with your own work/interests.

Week  9

 

30 October

·         Social wellbeing 1 (Reviewled by students)

·         Social wellbeing 2

Student group 9 Review Brusseau social wellbing lecture 1

All: Bring an example of how social wellbeing fits with your own work/interests

Brusseau: Social wellbeing 2

Student group 9 Reviews Brusseau social wellbing lecture 1 to class, responds to lecture questions, tries to stump the professor

All: Examples of how social wellbeing fits with your own work/interests.

Week 10

 

6 November

·         Social wellbeing 2 (Reviewled by students)

·         Using the knowledge (Why are we studying this?)

Student group 10 Review Brusseau Social wellbeing 2 lecture

All: Bring an example of how social wellbeing fits with your own work/interests

Brusseau: Social wellbeing 2

Student group 10 Reviews Brusseau Social wellbeing 1 lecture to class, responds to lecture questions, tries to stump the professor

All: Examples of how social wellbeing fits with your own work/interests.

Week 11

 

13 November

·         Using the Knowledge lecture (Reviewled by students)

·         Explainability and accountability

·         Safety, Performance

Student group 11 Review Brusseau Using the Knowledge lecture

All: Bring an example of how social wellbeing fits with your own work/interests

Brusseau: Explainability and accountability lecture, Safety, Performance lecture

Student group 11 Reviews Brusseau Social wellbeing 2 lecture to class, responds to lecture questions, tries to stump the professor

All: Examples of how social wellbeing fits with your own work/interests.

Week 12

 

20 November

·         Explainability and accountability (Reviewled by students)

·         Safety, Performance (Reviewled by students)

·         Student group presentations

Student group 12 Review Brusseau Explainability and accountability lecture, Safety, Performance lecture

All: Bring an example of how Explainability, Safety, Performance fits with your own work/interests

Student group presentations

Student group 12 Reviews Brusseau Explainability and accountability lecture, Safety, Performance lecture to class, responds to lecture questions, tries to stump the professor

All: Examples of how Explainability, Safety, Performance fits with your own work/interests.

Student groups: Student group presentations

 

Week 13

 

27 November T-giving

 

 

 

Week 14

 

4 December

·         Student group presentations

Student group presentations

Student groups: Student group presentations

Week 15

 

11 December

·         Assignment article

·         Tech ethics

Brusseau video lecture:
Safety & Performance

Review

Final Written Exam

75 minutes

   
   
   
   
 
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