AI is a multidisciplinary area comprising theoretical, experimental, and applied investigations of intelligent systems. Converging technologies along with natural language processing, big data and the Internet of Things (IoT) are driving the growth of AI. In this course, students learn about examples of AI in use today such as web crawlers, how humans detect financial frauds, self-driving cars, facial recognition systems, and natural language processors.
This course examines quantitative literacy from a data and evidence driven perspective. Looks at the literature behind vaccines, climate, and other contentious topics where there is a wealth of scientific literature and yet these areas are still hotly debated. Investigates ways in which data science is abused; how to mislead with statistics, and how these problems have created a lack of trust in science. Through class discussions, case studies and exercises, students learn the basics of ethical thinking in science, understand the history of ethical dilemmas in scientific work, and study the distinct challenges associated with ethics in modern data science.