Schedule

Future Classes

The future lecture topics subject to change. The allotted readings should be final but we reserve the right to change them up to a week before) the corresponding assignment is due.

The link to slides for future lectures are not “live.” Expect the lecture slides to be up within two days of the actual lecture.

Introduction

Wed, Jan 22
Introduction
Mon, Jan 27
Icebreaker
Discussion summary due
Details
Wed, Jan 29
What is global inequality (Class discussion 1)
Sun, Feb 2
Groups Assigned by 11:59pm

Generative AI

Mon, Feb 3
Generative AI - Some Technical Details
Wed, Feb 5
Generative AI- Use and Societal Implications
Fri, Feb 7
Discussion summary due
Details
Mon, Feb 10
Class Discussion 2
Wed, Feb 12
Generative AI - Hands-on Activities
Fri, Feb 14
Group HW1 submission due
Details

Embedding (Generative) AI in a Social Context

Mon, Feb 17
Switched Class Technology and Global Inequality 1
Instructor: Prof. Dalia Muller
Peer Survey 1 due
Details
Wed, Feb 19
Switched Class Technology and Global Inequality 2
Instructor: Prof. Dalia Muller
Fri, Feb 21
Switch Lecture TQE due
Mon, Feb 24
Debrief Switch Lectures / Activity Continution
Wed, Feb 26
“Bias” in NLP-1
Fri, Feb 28
Discussion summary due
Details
Mon, Mar 3
“Bias” in NLP-2
Wed, Mar 5
Class Discussion 3
Fri, Mar 7
Group HW2 submission due
Details
Mon, Mar 10
Project Working Session / Peer Feedback
Peer Survey 2 due
Details
Wed, Mar 12
Impossibility of the “ideal” fairness definition, Part 1
Mon, Mar 17
No Lectures
Spring Break
Wed, Mar 19
No Lectures
Spring Break
Mon, Mar 24
Impossibility of the “ideal” fairness definition, Part 2
Wed, Mar 26
Feedback Loops in Sociotechnical Systems, Part 1
Mon, Mar 31
Feedback Loops in Sociotechnical Systems, Part 2

Slack / Topics of Interest / Project Prep

Wed, Apr 2
Midpoint group presentations
Fri, Apr 4
Group HW3 submission due
Details
Mon, Apr 7
TBD
Peer Survey 3 due
Details
Wed, Apr 9
TBD
Fri, Apr 11
Discussion summary due
Details
Mon, Apr 14
Class Discussion 4
Wed, Apr 16
Team project working session

Finale Preparation

Mon, Apr 21
How to present
Wed, Apr 23
Switched Class Resistance practices born from decolonizations
Instructor: Prof. Dalia Muller
Fri, Apr 25
Switch Lecture Summary due
Mon, Apr 28
Practice Presentations
Wed, Apr 30
Slack
Mon, May 5
Course Debrief
Fri, May 9
Final Group submission due

Finale

Wed, May 14
Finale presentations
Davis 113A, 12-2pm
Peer Survey 4 due
Details