A preliminary syllabus is now available. This should give you a good idea what to expect in the class, but some aspects may change and more details will be added before the semester begins.

This is a preliminary website for the cs4501: AI and Humanity course to be offered in Spring 2026.

More information will be posted soon, but feel free to contact me (evans@virginia.edu) with any questions about the course.

Meetings: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-10:45am in Olsson 018.

Official Prerequisite: Completed CS 2100 (DSA1) with a grade of C- or better. (I will make exceptions to this if you have an interest in taking the class and have sufficient background in computing.)

Course Description

This course explores impacts of AI on humanity, with a focus on understanding and mitigating unintended harms from AI and intended abuses of AI systems. Expected topics include fairness, privacy, copyright infringement, robustness, safety, economic disruption, and cultural diminishment.