Courses
Students with strong performance in the courses listed below or completed at least one semester as a research assistant in the AI Ethics Lab are eligible to contact Dr. Walker for information about Teaching Assistant positions.
AI Ethics & Law
A graduate seminar that examines the multinational, national, and corporate regulatory systems that seek to govern the artificial intelligence movement.
Departments: Honors College; Emerging Media; Computer Science; Data Science
Disciplines: Ethics, U.S. Law, Computer Science, Digital Studies, Liberal Studies
Awards: 2024 Chancellor’s Grant for Pedagogical Innovation
Notes: Started as an Honors College seminar. Currently listed as a required graduate course under the M.A. and M.P.S. Emerging Media programs and as an elective for the M.S. Data Science and M.S. Computer Science programs.
AI & Society
Examines how AI systems that aim to emulate human learning, reasoning, self-correction, and perception impact humanity, societies, and the natural world.
Departments: Philosophy & Religion; Digital Studies; advertised by the undergraduate Computer Science program
Disciplines: Ethics, U.S. Law, Computer Science, Digital Studies, Liberal Studies
AI & Vulnerable Populations
Applies what the United Nations calls a vulnerability lens to evaluate the impact of artificial intelligence on children, women, racial and ethnic minorities, and other vulnerable populations.
Departments: Honors College
Disciplines: Human Rights Law, Global Studies, Computer Science, Digital Studies, Liberal Studies
Awards: 2025 Chancellor’s Special Initiative Fund