AI is already shaping how we learn, work, create, and communicate. This course helps students from any major understand the opportunities, risks, and human consequences of AI and prepares them to think critically and act responsibly in a world increasingly influenced by intelligent systems.
Why take the course?
Understand a technology that will affect nearly every career field.
Build a stronger vocabulary for discussing AI in class, at work, and in public life.
What will you explore?
Bias and fairness
Privacy and surveillance
Generative AI and misinformation
Creativity and intellectual property
AI in healthcare, education, media, business, and the arts
Who should enroll?
Students from all majors
No advanced technical background required
Ideal for students interested in technology, society, ethics, policy, communication, creativity, or the future of work
In this course, you will ask questions like:
How do AI systems shape decisions about people, information, and opportunity?
What happens when AI is unfair, opaque, or misleading?
How should society balance innovation with accountability, privacy, and trust?
What does responsible AI look like in your major or future profession?
Student experience
Discussion-driven classes and real-world case studies
Opportunities for applied projects connected to your interests
A practical way to prepare for an AI-shaped future
Questions about the course?
Instructor Email: adithya.kulkarni@bsu.edu
Registration Questions: kkbechdolt@bsu.edu
Disclaimer: This course is intended for educational purposes only. Course topics and materials are drawn from a range of scholarly, professional, and public sources to support critical discussion and analysis. Inclusion of any topic, case, technology, or perspective does not constitute endorsement by the instructor or the department. The purpose of the course is to help students understand current developments, debates, and implications of artificial intelligence in society.
Course credits earned will count toward your degree requirements