Some challenges in connection with the construction of a Massive Open Online Course on ethical and societal aspects of AI

Erik Persson, Maria Hedlund, Lena Lindström, Karima Kandi, Deana Nannskog

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Abstract

The Swedish government is at present investing heavily in making Sweden competitive in AI (Artificial Intelligence). As a part of that effort, Lund University has been commissioned with providing a series of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) on different topics regarding AI, including several topics dealing with Humans and AI. As a comprehensive university, Lund University has an advantage in being able to facilitate collaboration across academic fields to meet multidisciplinary knowledge needs in the wider society for the future of sustainable AI design, implementation, and use. The courses aim at a very wide audience but are particularly suited for those who did not major in AI related subjects at the university but who nonetheless have to deal with AI in their work. This resulted in a suite of courses of which one deals with societal challenges and ethical issues in AI. The course covers algorithmic bias, surveillance, democracy, responsibility, how to maintain control of intelligent machines, and conceptual issues regarding machine intelligence. In this chapter we present some challenges in connection with the making of this course, and how these challenges were overcome.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHållbart lärarskap
Subtitle of host publicationuniversitetsundervisning i förändring – Proceedings från Humanistiska och Teologiska fakulteternas pedagogiska inspirationskonferens 2020
EditorsSara Santeson, Katarina Mårtensson
Place of PublicationLund
PublisherHumanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna
Pages99-110
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)978-91-7267-454-7
ISBN (Print)978-91-7267-453-0
Publication statusPublished - 2021
EventHållbart lärarskap: universitetsundervisning i förändring: HT:s pedagogiska instpirationskonferens 2020 - Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Duration: 2020 Oct 222020 Oct 22
https://konferens.ht.lu.se/inspirationskonferens-2020
https://konferens.ht.lu.se/inspirationskonferens-2020/

Conference

ConferenceHållbart lärarskap: universitetsundervisning i förändring
Country/TerritorySweden
CityLund
Period2020/10/222020/10/22
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Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Pedagogy
  • Pedagogical Work

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