General information

Course type AMUPIE
Module title Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology
Language English
Module lecturer dr Bartłomiej Chomański
Lecturer's email bc02@amu.edu.pl
Lecturer position PhD
Faculty Faculty of Philosophy
Semester 2026/2027 (winter)
Duration 30
ECTS 6
USOS code 000

Timetable

TBC

Module aim (aims)

To acquaint students with the most pressing ethical and social issues surrounding the use of computing technology (broadly construed), from social media to artificial intelligence. The course will enable the students to apply rigorous ethical analysis to evaluating the impact of these technologies in a range of areas, both personal and political.

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)

Ability to speak, write, and read English at least at an advanced level.

Syllabus

Artificial intelligence and digital technologies increasingly shape how we work, communicate, decide, and govern. From recommendation algorithms and facial recognition to generative AI and social media platforms, these systems raise urgent ethical questions: Who is responsible when algorithms cause harm? Can technology be fair? Should everything that can be automated be automated?

This course introduces students to the ethical, social, and political challenges of AI and digital technologies. Students will learn how to critically analyze real-world technologies using ethical frameworks, understand trade-offs, and articulate informed positions on controversial issues.

Sample of topics to be discussed:

Basics of ethics, argumentation, and thinking like a philosopher

Data, privacy, and surveillance

Social media, democracy, and free speech

Algorithmic discrimination

Artificial intelligence - what is it? What is the ethics of using generative artificial intelligence for work, school, romance?

Artificial intelligence - will AI take all the jobs? Will it become powerful enough to destroy humanity? Or solve all of our problems? Who should control the development of AI in the future?

Artificial intellignce - should robots have rights?

Reading list