In his course, Artificial Intelligence and Society: The Impact of Machine Learning Systems, Kousaku Yui, PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy, asks students in the Global Future Leaders Extended Learning program to consider three critical questions:
1) What sort of creativity, if any, do algorithms really exhibit?
2) What possible sources of bias, if any, might actually influence algorithmic decisions?
3) Given the growing reliance on algorithms in various professions, what type of jobs, if any, will be left to human beings?
Kousaku is a PhD Candidate in the department of Philosophy, and is a philosopher of cognitive science. His research focuses on the self, social cognition and emotions. He also has research interests in aesthetics, comparative philosophy and the ethics of artificial intelligence.
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