94-830 AI, Ethics and Humanity

6 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course will examine opportunities for human flourishing in the context of conceptualization, deployment, and evaluation of artificial intelligence. Students will explore several normative theories as well as common best practice data principles to consider AI's potential to contribute to human rights, social justice, autonomy, and benevolence. The course will allow students to successfully 1) contrast responsible AI with ethical AI and propose opportunities for the concepts to work in tandem, 2) review "guardrails," governance, and risk mitigation approaches, 3) develop codes of ethics for AI within their chosen field. This course is highly interactive and focused on skill-building. Modes of assessment include (but are not limited to): participation & prompt responses, small group presentations, and Code of Ethics Proposal.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Spring 2027, Spring 2026

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