COMM 159
Artificial Intelligence and Society
Description: Lecture, three hours. Impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on society is growing rapidly. Exploration of questions of what if superhuman AI is achieved, will it free humans from tedious jobs or cause mass unemployment, and how to guarantee AI safety so that it will not annihilate human civilization. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2024 - This class was difficult, I think everyone would agree on that considering at least one person left our final exam in tears. This professor is amusing and likable, but unfortunately difficult to understand with his thick accent. He's very passionate about AI but expects you to share that same enthusiasm and therefore moves very quickly through the material before you even have a chance to grasp it. The TA wasn't too helpful as she seemed confused by the material too, so myself and a lot of my peers had to rely on ChatGPT to teach us this course. Everyone seemed lost besides a few people, even if they went to office hours. I will say that the HW assignments are easy and can be used to bump your grade, but just know that this class will be a challenge. Math is used, nothing too crazy, but it was confusing when mixed with the already confusing course material. On the Midterm and Final it's all short answer, and you will need to know examples from class, he had tiny details mentioned in lecture slides or you would have to fill in blank sections of images from the PowerPoints. I ended with a 79.9 percent, despite getting As on all the HW, and still was not curved unfortunately. It's a challenge for sure, but if you ask ChatGPT to break down the material in simple terms, it will really make a difference in actually learning the material.
Winter 2024 - This class was difficult, I think everyone would agree on that considering at least one person left our final exam in tears. This professor is amusing and likable, but unfortunately difficult to understand with his thick accent. He's very passionate about AI but expects you to share that same enthusiasm and therefore moves very quickly through the material before you even have a chance to grasp it. The TA wasn't too helpful as she seemed confused by the material too, so myself and a lot of my peers had to rely on ChatGPT to teach us this course. Everyone seemed lost besides a few people, even if they went to office hours. I will say that the HW assignments are easy and can be used to bump your grade, but just know that this class will be a challenge. Math is used, nothing too crazy, but it was confusing when mixed with the already confusing course material. On the Midterm and Final it's all short answer, and you will need to know examples from class, he had tiny details mentioned in lecture slides or you would have to fill in blank sections of images from the PowerPoints. I ended with a 79.9 percent, despite getting As on all the HW, and still was not curved unfortunately. It's a challenge for sure, but if you ask ChatGPT to break down the material in simple terms, it will really make a difference in actually learning the material.
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