Syllabus

Learning Outcomes:

Understand the key ethical considerations in AI art and image generation.
Evaluate potential biases and harms in AI art tools.
Examine intellectual property, ownership, and artistic agency issues in AI-generated work.
Develop a personal framework for ethical decision-making using AI in artistic practice.

Participants should be prepared for approximately 6-8 hours of weekly asynchronous work.

We also have two optional synchronous sessions planned on Tuesday, June 18, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., and on Thursday, June 20, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.

The Roadmap:

Day 1 - Getting Started

Complete the temperature check survey
Watch the demos on using AI image generators
Post & Comment in theforum: What do you want AI to do? UPDATE: if you want to share an image, please include it in your forum post.

Day 2 - Exploring AI and Learning

Zoom Topics:

Analogue vs. AI
Bias & representation
Copyright

Tasks:

Read the article Supporting Learning with Images
Post & Comment in response to the questions posed in the Learning & AI Images forum
Create & Post an instructive image in the Forum Gallery - My Instructive Image

Day 3 - Developing Ethical Frameworks

Read Ethical Framework Example - Brent
Post your draft ethical framework and post a comment on someone else's.

Day 4 - AI Styles and Assistance

Zoom Topics:

Is AI just becoming a style?
AI assistance
AI and the ethical framework

Tasks:
- Post & Comment in response to the question, Is AI Just a Style Now?
- Create & Post an image in the Forum gallery Self Portrait/Avatar

Day 5 - Sharing Ethical Frameworks

Finalize your Initial Ethical Framework
Post & Comment on the Ethical Frameworks
Create & Post an image To Be Announced

NOTE: We have a Resources section at the end of the course. We have put in some of the resources we considered as we developed the course and invite you to add resources that catch your attention.