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Politecnico di Milano

Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

The MOOC deals with the ethical issues created, aggravated or transformed by AI. It is intended to give students a chance to reflect on the impact of AI on ethical, social and cultural aspects by focusing on the issues faced by and brought about by professionals in AI and information technologies. The MOOC will address these topics by means of case studies and examples analyzed by using the main ethical frameworks. By actively participating in this MOOC, you will achieve different intended learning outcomes (ILOs). - Acquire a broad perspective on the ethical impacts and societal implications of AI. - Learn how to recognize and analyze ethical and social issues inherent in AI. - Be able to understand how technical problems are connected to a social dimension within a socio-technical perspective. - Be able to use critical skills in clarifying and ethically analyzing case-studies involving AI technologies. - Be better prepared for professional life in an ethically and socially responsible way. This MOOC was produced as part of the Edvance project – Digital Education Hub per la Cultura Digitale Avanzata. The project is funded by the European Union – Next Generation EU, Component 1, Investment 3.4 “Didattica e competenze universitarie avanzate".

Status: Social Studies
Status: Social Impact
BeginnerCourse4 hours

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O

5.0Reviewed Oct 28, 2022

T​he course is well structured, detailed and excellently delivered

NH

5.0Reviewed Oct 29, 2024

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MP

5.0Reviewed Aug 16, 2025

Important learning to understand today's AI issues, laws, and rights.

AK

5.0Reviewed Jul 13, 2024

Gaining good knowledge from the Professor Viola and also good reference materials. Great course. Thank you.

RS

5.0Reviewed Aug 22, 2023

This Coursera course was very informative and knowledgeable, well prepared and very well presented by Course instructor.

CL

5.0Reviewed Dec 13, 2022

This is a very interesting course on AI ethics. Lots of practical examples on AI ethics are given.The presentation of the Professor is excellent !

GA

5.0Reviewed Nov 3, 2023

This is an amazing foundation for anyone interested in the evolving Ethics in the AI space. Super excited to have successfully completed this.

S

5.0Reviewed May 4, 2022

Very well deisgned course that can easily grasped by student/scholar/professional belongs to any deicipline.

PO

5.0Reviewed Mar 6, 2022

I enjoyed this course, it covers all the necessary introductory information on the topic

W

5.0Reviewed Aug 26, 2024

I learnt a lot about why AI needs ethics, and I liked the explanation. Thank you.

AL

5.0Reviewed Mar 17, 2026

Short review of AI in domains like autonomous driving, hiring, and justice. Consideration of transparency or explainability.

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