Enseignante ou enseignant à temps partiel (Responsible AI) English
Dernière mise à jour : 8 novembre 2024, 15h20
Titre du cours: Responsible AI
Code du course: CEAI 1002
Date de publication: 2024-11-07
Date butoir de soumission des demandes: 2024-11-29
Format: à distance (30 heures)
Langue d’enseignement: Anglais
Horaire
Session: Hiver 2025
Dates de la session: Du 16 janvier 2025 au 20 mars 2025
Jour: Jeudis
Plage horaire: De 18 h à 21 h 00
Description du poste
Formation continue Concordia offre à des experts techniques des postes à temps partiel d’enseignement de cours et de programmes de courte durée. Les tâches d’enseignement englobent la préparation du cours et l’élaboration du plan de cours, la prestation du cours, l’évaluation des étudiants, l’établissement des notes et la remise des résultats. Les enseignants assistent aux réunions du département et suivent des séances de perfectionnement professionnel se rapportant au programme enseigné.
Description du cours et objectifs d’apprentissage
In this course, students will be learning to understand the negative effects AI can have on society in the form of unfair outcomes, privacy intrusions, and more. Therefore, it’s imperative that students understand how to deploy AI systems that are ethical, safe and inclusive.
This course will teach students how to identify ethical issues in AI systems, create and execute roadmaps, and engage with relevant multidisciplinary stakeholders to address those issues. Our action-oriented approach is designed to offer students practical advice and the confidence to implement ethical and responsible changes to their AI systems.
To help develop students’ skills in responsible AI, this course reference publicly discussed cases involving unethical behaviour. It also touches on AI systems students are likely to interact with every day where ethical issues exist. In addition to learning the basics of responsible AI, this course will help students become a more informed citizen in an AI-driven world by working on real deliverables.
By the end of this course, the students will be able to:
- Identify potential ethical issues that might arise in the design, development, and deployment of AI systems
- Create roadmaps to minimize negative societal impacts and maximize humane outcomes from AI systems
- Assemble the most relevant internal and external stakeholders to address potential ethical issues
- Engage a team of multidisciplinary domain experts to gather feedback on ethical issues
- Execute ethical issues addressal roadmap while meeting business and functional requirements of the project
Qualifications et atouts
- Education: BS/MS Major: Computer Science or equivalent with a preference given to specialization in AI
- Industry experience: 5+ years relevant work experience in assessing AI systems for ethical concerns, managing multidisciplinary team (social sciences and technical backgrounds) to deliver engineering and organizational solutions for ethical concerns
- Teaching experience: 3+ years of experience delivering training material, workshops, lectures, or classroom teaching
- Experience: Hands-on knowledge of applied ethics, machine learning, deep learning, and systems engineering
Présentation des candidatures
Envoyez un curriculum vitæ détaillé à Formation continue Concordia, à l’attention de Ms. Saskia van Es (saskia.vanes@concordia.ca), avec une lettre de présentation précisant le titre du cours. Les dossiers de candidature soumis par voie électronique doivent nous parvenir avant la date butoir de soumission. Cela dit, ils seront examinés jusqu’à ce que le poste soit pourvu. L’Université communiquera uniquement avec les personnes présélectionnées.
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Mesures d’adaptation
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