Ethics training in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is essential. AI is revolutionizing our world and transforming various aspects of society, including education, politics, and economics. Researchers in AI are facilitating these changes by developing the conceptual and technical foundation 🧱 for new social structures.
🤔 However, are AI researchers fully aware of their responsibility and the impact of their work on future society?
To encourage reflection on these issues and provide foundational ethics training, relAI recently introduced an Ethics course as a mandatory part of the curriculum. The course is taught by Prof. Ruth Müller from the Department of Science, Technology, and Society at the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology at Technische Universität München. The first edition took place last winter semester and was well received by relAI students.
One of these students, Valentine Idakwo, has written an insightful blog post to share the lessons learned from the course. This engaging lecture encourages students of AI to analyze their work from an external perspective, considering the social context in which their work is embedded.
👉 Check it out! https://zuseschoolrelai.de/blog/social-impact-ai-research-relai/
