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Unit of Study JUST2009 - The Legalities of Artificial Intelligence (2021)

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  • Pre-requisites

    96 credit points in any tertiary study

  • Enrolment information

    Requires attendance at intensive face-to-face classes.

Unit description

Introduces students to the complexities that surround the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Concepts of legal personhood and volition are explored. The implications of the integration of AI into society are analysed, as well as the legal ramifications. The role of literature and media are investigated as a pathway to brokering the human/AI relationship.

Unit content

Topic 1: Theoretical/philosophical basis: from modernism to postmodernism, to post-postmodernism.

Topic 2: Posthumanism: definition.

Topic 3: The evolving nature of legality in a digital world.

Topic 4: Technology and legal personhood.

Topic 5: Cultural beliefs and juridical categories.

Topic 6: Subjectivity vs technological object.

Topic 7: Responsibilities and boundaries.

Topic 8: The role of media and literature on acceptance of legal personhood.

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Not currently available in 2021

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of the challenges and implications of the integration of AI in society

explain the evolving complexities of the consequences of non-organic entities that can form and express autonomous will

discuss the potential problematic legal challenges that can occur and the problematisation of legal persona

consider the role of media and literature in shaping societal acceptance/non-acceptance of AI.