51-678 Design Center: Product Service Ecologies for Artificial Intelligence
12 units, Carnegie Mellon University
While the history of AI research is as old as computing, there is little history of successful AI products entering society through entrepreneurship. The social experience of AI is typically the byproduct of large research investments while new startups struggle to compete with limited budgets or consumer insight. This is in part because AI companies have consistently focused on the technology the nature of AI as a product, or the integration of that product into society. Yet as a user centered design to AI is also insufficient, given the complexity of AI technologies in future economies, communities, and the work place. To develop new and viable AI technologies that enter society through entrepreneurship, are new business models and design methods needed How can designers shape organizations, products, and markets through new combinations of AI To explore these questions, this course explores the history and future of AI through the lens of design and entrepreneurship. Inclass projects and assignments will provide the opportunity for students to pioneer new conceptions of AI. Students will additionally gain direct exposure to advanced technology startups though guest lectures and joint ventures.
Prerequisites: none listed
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