AI Policy on AI and Society Course

AI Policy on AI and Society Coursehttps://msucerl.org/cmse101/tags/ai-policy/Recent content in AI Policy on AI and Society CourseHugoen-usTue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000Week 4: Policy & Governancehttps://msucerl.org/cmse101/readings/week-04/Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://msucerl.org/cmse101/readings/week-04/<h2 id="week-4-policy--governance">Week 4: Policy & Governance</h2> <p><strong>Focus:</strong> Regulation and policy approaches</p> <hr> <h2 id="-required-readings">📚 Required Readings</h2> <h3 id="primary-readings">Primary Readings</h3> <ol> <li> <p><strong>“Global AI Governance Approaches”</strong> (30 min)</p> <ul> <li>EU AI Act overview</li> <li>US regulatory landscape</li> <li>Approaches from China, Canada, and other regions</li> <li>Key principles: transparency, accountability, human control</li> </ul> </li> <li> <p><strong>“Regulating AI: The Challenge of Speed and Change”</strong> (25 min)</p> <ul> <li>Why traditional regulation struggles with AI</li> <li>Policy options: principles-based vs. rules-based regulation</li> <li>Role of self-regulation, industry standards, and technical safety</li> </ul> </li> </ol> <h3 id="supplementary-resources">Supplementary Resources</h3> <ul> <li>Summary of the EU AI Act</li> <li>NIST AI Risk Management Framework overview</li> <li>Stanford AI Index 2024 — Policy section</li> </ul> <hr> <h2 id="-discussion-prompts">💭 Discussion Prompts</h2> <ol> <li>What are the tradeoffs between innovation and regulation?</li> <li>Should AI regulation be global or local? Why?</li> <li>How can policymakers stay informed about rapidly evolving technology?</li> </ol> <hr> <h2 id="-preparation-for-class">📝 Preparation for Class</h2> <ul> <li>Choose one recent AI policy or regulation (EU AI Act, Biden Executive Order, etc.)</li> <li>Prepare a 2-minute summary: What does it do? What problems does it aim to solve?</li> <li>Consider: Is this approach effective? What are its limitations?</li> </ul> <hr> <h2 id="-related-assignment">🔗 Related Assignment</h2> <p>See <a href="https://msucerl.org/cmse101/assignments/week-04/">Week 4 Assignment</a> for this week’s task.</p>