Course description
This course explores the idea of artificial intelligence (AI) from three different perspectives: scientific, philosophical, and cultural. The scientific perspective provides insight as to how artificial intelligence technologies work, the current limitations, and supposed future potential. The philosophical perspective explores whether AI is good or bad, essential or dangerous, and what the future could hold. The cultural angle examines how society views AI and whether these views are accurate.
Course details
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Credit transfer
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Ends: Oct. 28, 2025
Ends: Dec. 22, 2025
Registration dates
Not all courses are offered each term.
Fall 2025 registration is now open.Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery