Seminar: Critical perspectives on AI - Details

General information

Course name	Seminar: Critical perspectives on AI
Subtitle
Course number	8.30606
Semester	WiSe 2025/26
Current number of participants	92
expected number of participants	25
Home institute	Ethics of AI
Courses type	Seminar in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
First date	Wednesday, 15.10.2025 16:00 - 18:00, Room: 32/106
Type/Form
SWS	2
Primary Language of Instruction	Englisch / English
ECTS points	4

Lecturers

• Paul Schütze, M. Sc.

Tutor

• Lan Anh Vu

Rooms and times

32/106

Wednesday: 16:00 - 18:00, weekly (14x)

Fields of study

• Veranstaltungen > Cognitive Science > Master-Programm
• Veranstaltungen > Cognitive Science > Bachelor-Programm

Module assignments

• Bachelor of Science Informatik > CS-BWP-PHIL - Philosophy for Cognitive Science valid from WiSe 2019/20
• Bachelor of Science Mathematik > CS-BWP-PHIL - Philosophy for Cognitive Science valid from WiSe 2019/20
• Bachelor of Science Cognitive Science > CS-BWP-PHIL - Philosophy for Cognitive Science valid from WiSe 2019/20
• Master of Science Mathematik > CS-BWP-PHIL - Philosophy for Cognitive Science valid from WiSe 2019/20
• Master of Science Cognitive Science > CS-MWP-PHIL - Philosophy for Cognitive Science
• Bachelor of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-BWP-EAI-A - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "A" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Bachelor of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-BWP-EAI-I - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "I" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Bachelor of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-BWP-EAI-H - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "H" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Bachelor of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-BWP-EAI-G - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "G" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Bachelor of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-BWP-EAI-F - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "F" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Bachelor of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-BWP-EAI-E - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "E" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Bachelor of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-BWP-EAI-D - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "D" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Bachelor of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-BWP-EAI-L - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "L" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Bachelor of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-BWP-EAI-C - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "C" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Bachelor of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-BWP-EAI-K - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "K" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Bachelor of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-BWP-EAI-B - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "B" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Bachelor of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-BWP-EAI-J - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "J" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Master of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-MWP-EAI-A - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "A" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Master of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-MWP-EAI-H - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "H" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Master of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-MWP-EAI-G - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "G" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Master of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-MWP-EAI-F - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "F" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Master of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-MWP-EAI-E - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "E" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Master of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-MWP-EAI-D - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "D" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Master of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-MWP-EAI-C - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "C" valid from WiSe 2024/25
• Master of Science Cognitive Science > CS24-MWP-EAI-B - Topics in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence "B" valid from WiSe 2024/25

Comment/Description

In this seminar we will look at a variety of critical perspectives on AI and Big Tech in general. We will discuss, for instance, different conceptions of AI today, perspectives of digital colonialism, AI in connection to the climate crisis, the visions and narratives that surround and shape AI, and the power structures and inequalities that are inherent to AI. The overall goal of the seminar is to develop a critical understanding of AI from different theoretical perspectives. We will see what a critical discourse about AI currently looks like, what it offers and what it does not; and you will get a theoretical baseline to develop your own critical perspectives on AI.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this course, students will:
1…. have an overview of the field of Critical AI Studies/ Critical Theories of AI.
2. ... be able to understand, discuss and critically evaluate philosophical literature (especially in the the mentioned fields), and formulate their own position on it
3. ... be able to categorise and critically evaluate positions and arguments in the respective fields.

Prerequisites:
Prior participation in the courses “Introduction to the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence” and “Philosophy for Cognitive Science” is recommended.

Course Format:
· Delivery Method: in-person, no recordings or online sessions
· Type of Contact & Contact Hours: weekly seminar sessions with 2 academic hours each
· Selection Process: none planned (assuming no more than 25 students are attending)

Assessment and Grading:
· Regular homework assignments
· Final term project

Will this class be offered again/regularly?
No