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AI的世界:面向一年级工程学生的AI素养新方法

The World of AI: A Novel Approach to AI Literacy for First-year Engineering Students

Plaksha University(Plaksha大学)

Siddharth Siddharth, Brainerd Prince, Amol Harsh, Shreyas Ramachandran

AI总结:

本文介绍面向一年级工程学生的跨学科AI素养课程“The World of AI”,通过三模块融合技术原理与社会议题,提升学生对AI环境、公平、隐私及职场影响的理解。

摘要:

本工作介绍了一门名为“The World of AI”的新课程,面向此前很少或完全没有接触过AI的一年级本科工程学生。该课程解决的核心问题是,工程学生在学术生涯起步阶段往往缺乏AI及其更广泛社会影响的基础知识。我们认为,弥补这一差距的方法是设计并开设一门跨学科课程,使其能够:a)供任何领域的一年级本科工程学生学习;b)使他们在不依赖数学的情况下理解AI系统的基本工作原理;c)让他们认识AI对我们生活的深远影响。课程分为三个模块,由工程学和人文学科的教师共同授课。行星模块探讨AI作为可持续发展催化剂和环境挑战促成因素的双重角色。社会影响模块聚焦AI偏见以及围绕隐私和公平的担忧。最后,职场模块强调AI导致的岗位替代,并突出适应的重要性。该课程的新颖之处在于其跨学科课程设计和教学方法,将技术教学与社会讨论相结合。结果显示,学生对AI挑战的理解在多项指标上有所提升,例如:(a)对AI环境影响的认识增强;(b)能够提出有效的AI公平纠正方案。此外,结果还表明,学生对AI变革性生活影响的认知发生了演变。

英文摘要:

This work presents a novel course titled The World of AI designed for first-year undergraduate engineering students with little to no prior exposure to AI. The central problem addressed by this course is that engineering students often lack foundational knowledge of AI and its broader societal implications at the outset of their academic journeys. We believe the way to address this gap is to design and deliver an interdisciplinary course that can a) be accessed by first-year undergraduate engineering students across any domain, b) enable them to understand the basic workings of AI systems sans mathematics, and c) make them appreciate AI's far-reaching implications on our lives. The course was divided into three modules co-delivered by faculty from both engineering and humanities. The planetary module explored AI's dual role as both a catalyst for sustainability and a contributor to environmental challenges. The societal impact module focused on AI biases and concerns around privacy and fairness. Lastly, the workplace module highlighted AI-driven job displacement, emphasizing the importance of adaptation. The novelty of this course lies in its interdisciplinary curriculum design and pedagogical approach, which combines technical instruction with societal discourse. Results revealed that students' comprehension of AI challenges improved across diverse metrics like (a) increased awareness of AI's environmental impact, and (b) efficient corrective solutions for AI fairness. Furthermore, it also indicated the evolution in students' perception of AI's transformative impact on our lives.

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