PHI 051 A-Z - Explorations in PhilosophySemester Hours: 1-4
Exploration of a topic, issue, question or theme in philosophy or in the contemporary context that has significant philosophical aspects to it. The subject matter will vary from semester to semester. Examples of possible course topics, issues, questions or themes are, morality in the marketplace; philosophical perspectives on health and wellness; how is “truthiness” different from truth? what are facts and are there “alternative facts”? Course may be repeated with new subject matter.
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PHI 051A - Artificial Intelligence, Communication and Ethics
This interdisciplinary (journalism/philosophy) course explores ethical issues in the uses and impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) (especially in the fields of journalism and communication). The course also explores AI’s impacts on how we think about creativity, authorship, truth and authenticity. Students will have an opportunity to use a variety of generative AI tools to gain a better understanding of their abilities and limitations.
Crosslisted as JRNL 180S
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