66-154 DC Grand Challenge First Year Seminar: AI, Humanity, Future of Knowledge Creativ
9 units, Carnegie Mellon University
This course addresses the complex challenge of understanding the interplay between artificial intelligence (AI), humanity, and the humanities. It examines how AI transforms humanity's understanding of intelligence, creativity, and knowledge at both individual and societal levels, while introducing new cultural and ethical dilemmas in the process. Additionally, it explores how the discipline of the humanities—traditionally focused on human culture, history, and meaning—adapts to the unique challenges and opportunities presented by AI. A defining feature of this course is its emphasis on intercultural and interdisciplinary perspectives, to ensure that students are exposed to a wide range of viewpoints that critically examine the multifaceted ways in which AI influences and is influenced by different cultures, disciplines, values, and traditions. Guest speakers from various fields, including Information Systems, Cultural Studies, Digital Humanities, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, and more, will be invited to share their expertise and insights. Students will engage with critical questions such as how AI challenges traditional boundaries between humans and machines, how the humanities adapt to new forms of machine intelligence, creativity, and knowledge production, how AI systems can perpetuate biases that threaten cultural diversity, and how humanity and the humanities can collaborate to shape AI for ethical and inclusive progress.
Prerequisites: none listed
Offered: Fall 2026, Spring 2026
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