Requirements for Extra Module for AI students

Requirements for the Independent Work module "Ethics of AI", as a supplement to Digital Ethics for 2025-26

When in doubt go here: _Begin here for Ai Module for Digital Ethics 2025-26. (and here is the URL for accessing it in the browser: https://www.peerdraft.app/cm/762a3415-1158-4d35-a325-775ceb51362f

Updated for 2026-06-16

The requirements are as follows:

Attendance at 3 extra seminar meetings

In these 2-hour meetings, to be held during Block 3, we will discuss a selection of additional readings about philosophy of A.I.

• And there was a make-up assignment for one meeting that Aran and Jagoda couldn't be at.

Required readings:

• A set of readings to be read by all (and discussed in the seminar meetings)
• Two additional journal article readings that each of you select on topics related to “Ethics of AI” and not reading that you’ve been assigned for another course (such as Philosophy of AI). Otherwise, you are free to pick your own readings, as long as it is a full-length article that is clearly in the area of ethics of AI and from a peer-refereed journal.
  • For guidance, you can look at the journals listed in the instructions for the Digital Ethics course paper: Big Data & Society; Ethics and Information Technology; Information, Communication & Society; International Review of Information Ethics; Surveillance & Society; Philosophy & Technology. If you have any doubts, email me a PDF of the article for quick approval.
  • if you like, you could also do a technical document from one of the LLM providers, such as the Claude Constitution.
  • You could also make use of additional reading that you did for your Digital Ethics term paper.

Five short written assignments: (1 or 2 pages each)

For each of these short assignments, the instructions are included in the template form to use in completing the assignment:

• Template - Ethics of AI Literature Note 1
• Template - Ethics of AI Literature Note 2
• Template - Ethics of AI Literature Note 3
• Template - Concept note
• Template - Digital Ethics MiniDEC

Please don't modify these files. Instead create a new note in the appropriate location and rename it to match the other files. Look at the other files in the folders of concepts, DECs, and LitNotes to see what is intended.

• Three "literature notes", including comments on the reading as a whole, and on 3-5 quoted passages (follow the template); please try to avoid duplications with existing literature notes.

  1. LitNote1: Pick one of the assigned texts, and write up a literature note about it (again, check that it's not already been claimed)
     • Template - Ethics of AI Literature Note 1
  2. LitNote2: The first of your Two additional journal article readings* (described above)
  3. LitNote3: The second of your Two additional journal article readings* (described above)

• One "concept note" about a key concept in the ethics of AI: using a standard format in the files I've set up for you. For inspiration, you can also consult the attached file Key concepts for AI Ethics.

  • Use the Template - Concept note
  • Please write your Concept Note about a concept that has not yet been discussed.
  • Here is a list of concepts – not all of which have been developed: ❖ Index of Concepts

• One mini-version of a Data Ethical Consultation, done as an individual assignment.

  • Template - Digital Ethics MiniDEC

Again, be sure to check this note to avoid overlaps: Sign up here for the articles, concepts and DEC you'll do

Formalities:

When you've met the requirements, each of you will receive 2.5 EC, registered as the course "GWMIND1601 Independent Work" – and should be able to add "Philosophy of AI for Digital Ethics students". It will be registered as a "YEAR" course, so not in a particular block.

Please submit these by July 1, 2026. If you need more time, or if you need a grade sooner, let me know!