PHIL 113CNS-01
AI Impact on Human Experience
A topic section of PHIL 113CNS, Paradoxes of Rational Choice
Benjamin Eva, Reuben Edwin Stern
Description from DukeHub
This course provides an introductory exploration of the philosophical foundations of rational choice choice theory, and confronts a broad range of decision theoretic puzzles and paradoxes. Students will have the opportunity to evaluate several of the most prominent theories of rational decision making and their relationships to topics in AI, epistemology, causal inference and statistics.
Skills
- data and statisticsdescription: "causal inference" and 1 more
- ai and machine learningtitle: "ai"
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "decision"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 18 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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