AI, Film and Thinking, 7.5 Credits
In this course we explore critical and philosophical perspectives on AI along with ideas about thinking in and through film. Main questions covered: How can AI affect our conceptions of what it means to be human? And our conceptions of things like “intelligence”, “thinking”, and “consciousness”? How do narratives in fiction films as well as in marketing by the tech industry, shape our ideas of “AI”? What do really existing AI technologies actually do? Do they “think” at all, and if so in which senses? How might AI function as a tool to develop and expand human thought itself (rather than only complement, replace, or inhibit human thought)? Can current AI also be evaluated through theories on film as means to advance human thought? And with theories on film technology as “machinic intelligence”?
ECTS Credits
7.5 Credits
Level of education
First cycle, the level of specialised study for general qualification cannot be classified (GXX)
School
School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
When is the course offered?
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Prerequisites: General entry requirements for university studies
Selection: Average grade/national university aptitude test/university points
Additional information: Teaching methods
The course can be made up of lectures, laboratory work, seminars, field studies, exercises, placement studies, web-based discussions and/or workshops.Assessment
The course can be assessed through written examination, take-home examination, compulsory course components, paper, essay and/or oral examination.Application code: X1922
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Prerequisites: General entry requirements for university studies
Selection: Average grade/national university aptitude test/university points
Additional information: This course is a distance course in a spatial sense, everything is online, but it follows a schedule with lectures and seminars on set times. Most often one occasion (a lecture or a seminar) a week
Teaching methods
The course can be made up of lectures, laboratory work, seminars, field studies, exercises, placement studies, web-based discussions and/or workshops.Assessment
The course can be assessed through written examination, take-home examination, compulsory course components, paper, essay and/or oral examination.Application code: X1108