Seminar: Discrimination and AI - Details

General information

Course name	Seminar: Discrimination and AI
Subtitle
Course number	8.3567
Semester	WiSe 2022/23
Current number of participants	27
Home institute	LE Cognitive Science
Courses type	Seminar in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
First date	Thursday, 27.10.2022 14:00 - 16:00, Room: 93/E07
Type/Form
SWS	2
Primary Language of Instruction	Englisch / English
ECTS points	4

Lecturers

• Nora Freya Lindemann, M. Sc.

Rooms and times

93/E07

Thursday: 14:00 - 16:00, weekly (13x)

No room preference

Thursday: 14:00 - 16:00, weekly(1x)

Fields of study

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

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

Comment/Description

This seminar will start with a general introduction to the topic of discrimination. We will read and discuss texts on topics such as oppression, bias, stereotypes and heuristics. Moreover, we will explore the concept of intersectionalism which may help to understand specific instances of discrimination. In a second step, we will then relate the previously discussed theories and concepts to the domain of AI. Looking at different examples of discrimination by AI systems (e.g. through chatbots and voice assistants) we will discuss why they may be especially prone to discriminatory practices.