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PhD Certificate: Ethics and Artificial Intelligence at Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University, United States

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary certificate for CMU PhD students, offered with the School of Computer Science, building fluency in AI/ML and ethics concepts and the skills to identify ethical issues in AI applications and design technical and non-technical solutions.

Faculty: Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of Philosophy (joint with School of Computer Science)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Pittsburgh, PA, United States

What you will study

Four course requirements: a graduate ethics course, a graduate AI/ML course, an integrative course on AI and ethics, and a project course with an external client. Core courses include 80-836 Topics on Ethics in AI, 17-709 Demystifying AI for Everyone, 17-737 AI Methods for Social Good, Responsible AI, and Ethical AI in the Wild.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Certificate (programme-specific): submit the online application and a brief statement of interest; obtain advisor approval by email; admission depends on meeting course prerequisites. Rolling applications; decisions typically 2-4 weeks. One relevant prior course may count with the director's approval.

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