https://msucerl.org/cmse101/tags/generative-ai/Recent content in Generative AI on AI and Society CourseHugoen-usTue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://msucerl.org/cmse101/readings/week-09/Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://msucerl.org/cmse101/readings/week-09/<h2 id="week-9-emerging-issues">Week 9: Emerging Issues</h2> <p><strong>Focus:</strong> Privacy, surveillance, generative AI</p> <hr> <h2 id="-required-readings">📚 Required Readings</h2> <h3 id="primary-readings">Primary Readings</h3> <ol> <li> <p><strong>&ldquo;Privacy in the Age of AI&rdquo;</strong> (25 min)</p> <ul> <li>Data collection and personal privacy</li> <li>Differential privacy and technical solutions</li> <li>Right to privacy in different jurisdictions</li> </ul> </li> <li> <p><strong>&ldquo;Surveillance Capitalism&rdquo; — Chapter selections</strong> (25 min)</p> <ul> <li>Business models based on data extraction</li> <li>Power asymmetries between individuals and platforms</li> <li>Societal implications</li> </ul> </li> <li> <p><strong>&ldquo;Generative AI: Opportunities and Risks&rdquo;</strong> (25 min)</p> <ul> <li>How large language models work</li> <li>Applications and capabilities</li> <li>Concerns: bias, misinformation, environmental costs, training data ethics</li> </ul> </li> </ol> <h3 id="supplementary-resources">Supplementary Resources</h3> <ul> <li>Facial recognition and mass surveillance — Current articles</li> <li>Copyright and AI training data — Legal perspectives</li> <li>&ldquo;The Environmental Costs of AI&rdquo; — Brief overview</li> </ul> <hr> <h2 id="-discussion-prompts">💭 Discussion Prompts</h2> <ol> <li>Is privacy still possible in a world of ubiquitous data collection?</li> <li>What responsibility do generative AI creators have for training data and outputs?</li> <li>How should we balance innovation in AI with protection of fundamental rights?</li> </ol> <hr> <h2 id="-preparation-for-class">📝 Preparation for Class</h2> <ul> <li>Reflect on your own digital privacy: What data about you exists? Who has access?</li> <li>Try a generative AI tool (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.): What can it do? What are its limitations?</li> <li>Research one recent AI privacy or surveillance controversy</li> </ul> <hr> <h2 id="-related-assignment">🔗 Related Assignment</h2> <p>See <a href="https://msucerl.org/cmse101/assignments/week-09/">Week 9 Assignment</a> for this week&rsquo;s task.</p>