<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Week 8 on AI and Society Course</title><link>https://msucerl.org/cmse101/tags/week-8/</link><description>Recent content in Week 8 on AI and Society Course</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://msucerl.org/cmse101/tags/week-8/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Week 8 Assignment: Case Study Report</title><link>https://msucerl.org/cmse101/assignments/week-08/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://msucerl.org/cmse101/assignments/week-08/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="week-8-assignment-case-study-report"&gt;Week 8 Assignment: Case Study Report&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Due:&lt;/strong&gt; End of Week 8 | &lt;strong&gt;Format:&lt;/strong&gt; Report + 10-minute presentation | &lt;strong&gt;Length:&lt;/strong&gt; 1000-1200 words + slides&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 id="-assignment-overview"&gt;📝 Assignment Overview&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Conduct a comprehensive case study of a real-world AI system or deployment. Present your findings to the class in a 10-minute presentation.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 id="-instructions"&gt;📋 Instructions&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 id="case-study-selection"&gt;Case Study Selection&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Featured options (or propose your own):&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;COMPAS Recidivism Algorithm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amazon Hiring Algorithm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Facial Recognition Systems&lt;/strong&gt; (government or private use)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Facebook/Meta Recommendation Algorithm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ChatGPT/Large Language Models&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Autonomous Vehicles&lt;/strong&gt; (Tesla, Waymo, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Your choice (get instructor approval)&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h3 id="written-report-1000-1200-words"&gt;Written Report (1000-1200 words)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Section 1: Background &amp;amp; Context (150 words)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>