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Overview
What you will study
The Artificial Intelligence Ethics - Data course offered by Athabasca University explores the role of data in the development of AI systems and outlines ways in which we can apply better data ethics principles and practices.
Data is a necessary input for AI systems. In our digitally connected world it's virtually impossible to go through a day without generating data. Yet, the use of big data to fuel AI raises a number of ethical concerns. There are questions around the protection of privacy and the creation of a surveillance culture in the over collection of data. It's not clear whether or not we can adequately consent to the use of our personal data given the onslaught and opacity of digital terms and conditions agreements. There are also issues that arise from historically biased, incomplete or unrepresentative datasets that lead to harmful outcomes that disproportionately impact marginalized communities.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Explore the rise of big data, as a new and valuable class of data
- Assess the ethical issues associated with datafication, including principles of data justice and data sovereignty
- Examine the role of data in training machine learning models for AI applications and systems
- Learn how bias is encoded in datasets and find strategies for mitigating the risk of bias
- Consider the social, moral, and legal dimensions of privacy and what constitutes personal information
- Discover strategies for protecting data security, promoting the privacy of data subjects, and enacting best practices in data governance
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
- On-Demand
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Philosophy Data Science & Big Data Artificial Intelligence View 23 other Short Courses in Data Science & Big Data in CanadaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- This course does not have a required prerequisite.
Tuition Fee
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International
600 CAD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 600 CAD for the full programme during 3 months. -
National
600 CAD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 600 CAD for the full programme during 3 months.
Funding
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