C40 Ethics of Computing

• Offered under: 6.C40, 24.C40
• Term(s): Fall
• Level: Undergraduate 
• Units: 12
• Prerequisite: None
• Instructors: Brian Hedden (PhilosophyEECS), Manish Raghavan (Sloan/EECS)

Explores ethical issues in the design and use of AI and computing technologies. Topics include: lessons from the history of transformative technologies; the status of property and privacy rights in the digital realm; effective accelerationism, AI alignment, and existential risk; algorithmic bias and algorithmic fairness; and free speech, disinformation, and polarization on online platforms.