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Artificial Intelligence. Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:48:15
Abstract
In the last 50 years, research on artificial intelligence (AI) has repeatedly boomed but failed to deliver on its great promises. In the last decade, however, especially the deep learning approach has achieved remarkable results This eLearning-seminar will discuss epistemological, but also ethical and political aspects of these recent developments in interdisciplinary perspective.
Objective
Students will learn to reflect on one of the most attention-grabbing technologies of recent years in terms of its epistemological basis and social impact.
Content
In the last 50 years, research on artificial intelligence (AI) has repeatedly boomed but failed to deliver on its great promises. In the last decade, however, especially the deep learning approach has achieved remarkable results and is already applied in many contexts. Since this approach breaks with assumptions of the older symbolic approaches of AI research, a new philosophical discussion is needed. Therefore, the interdisciplinary seminar will start from the classical philosophical debate, which was shaped by thinkers like Herbert Dreyfus and John Searle and focused on the concept of the rule following, in order to confront it with the newer state of research, its data driven approach and the concept of learning. We will discuss the consequences and challenges of these new approaches in AI for their theoretical and philosophical reflection. In a second step, the seminar will discuss not only epistemological, but also ethical and political aspects of the recent developments in AI in interdisciplinary perspectives.
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- DS , MSC
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Registration & Places
- Max Places
- 20
Course Components
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Artificial Intelligence. Interdisciplinary Perspectives
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2 h weekly |
Offered In
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GESS Science in Perspective (Only the topics listed in this paragraph can be chosen as GESS Science in Perspective. Further below you will find the "type B courses Reflections about subject specific methods and content" as well as the language courses. 6 ECTS need to be acquired during the BA and 2 ECTS during the MA Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again.)
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Type A: Enhancement of Reflection Competence (Suitable for all students. Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again.)
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