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  • Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Pr. (English)
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  • Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
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Code - Course Title YZM4003 - Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
Course Type Required Courses
Language of Instruction İngilizce
Laboratory + Practice 3+0
ECTS 4.0
Course Instructor(s) DOKTOR ÖĞRETİM ÜYESİ NİHAL İNCE
Mode of Delivery This course is offered exclusively in an in-person format.
Prerequisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course.
Courses Recomended There are no other recommended courses related to this one.
Required or Recommended Resources Boddington, P. (2017). Towards a code of ethics for artificial intelligence. Springer.Dubber, M. D., Pasquale, F., & Das, S. (Eds.). (2020). The Oxford handbook of ethics of AI. Oxford University Press.Benjamin, R. (2019). Race after technology: Abolitionist tools for the new jim code. Polity Press.Noble, S. U. (2018). Algorithms of oppression: How search engines reinforce racism. New York University Press.Floridi, L. (2023). The ethics of artificial intelligence: Principles, challenges, and opportunities. Oxford University Press.
Recommended Reading List Boddington, P. (2017). Towards a code of ethics for artificial intelligence. Springer.Dubber, M. D., Pasquale, F., & Das, S. (Eds.). (2020). The Oxford handbook of ethics of AI. Oxford University Press.Benjamin, R. (2019). Race after technology: Abolitionist tools for the new jim code. Polity Press.Noble, S. U. (2018). Algorithms of oppression: How search engines reinforce racism. New York University Press.Floridi, L. (2023). The ethics of artificial intelligence: Principles, challenges, and opportunities. Oxford University Press.
Assessment methods and criteria 2 midterm exams, 1 final exam
Work Placement This is not suitable for this class.
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Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 Introduction: Why AI Ethics? Key Moral Philosophy Concepts (Utilitarianism, Deontology, Virtue Ethics).
Week - 2 Bias in AI I: What is bias? Data, Algorithmic, and Human sources of bias.
Week - 3 Bias in AI II: Concepts and Metrics of Fairness. Case Study: COMPAS (Criminal Justice).
Week - 4 Explainability (XAI) and Interpretability: The "Black Box" Problem. Accountable to whom?
Week - 5 Accountability and Liability: When AI fails, who is responsible? (User, Developer, Company?).
Week - 6 Privacy and Surveillance I: Data Collection, Big Data, and AI. Facial Recognition Technologies.
Week - 7 Privacy and Surveillance II: Legal Frameworks. KVKK in Turkey and GDPR in Europe.
Week - 8 AI and Manipulation: Recommender Systems, Filter Bubbles, Social Media, and Democracy.
Week - 9 Ethics of Generative AI I: Deepfakes, Disinformation, and Information Integrity.
Week - 10 Ethics of Generative AI II: Intellectual Property, Copyright, and the Future of Art.
Week - 11 Autonomous Systems I: Self-Driving Cars and the "Trolley Problem". Ethical Decision-Making.
Week - 12 Autonomous Systems II: Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and Military Ethics.
Week - 13 The Future of AI: Labor (Job Displacement, Automation), Economic Impacts, and UBI debates.
Week - 14 The Future of AI II: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Superintelligence, Value Alignment, and National AI Strategies.

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  • True to core values
  • Rational
  • Follow ethical and moral rules
  • Civic awareness
  • Eleştirel düşünebilme
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  • Information Management

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