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In diesem Seminar können leider (VON DER DOZENTIN) keine MAPs abgenommen werden. Für diejenigen, die trotzdem eine MAP machen müssen/wollen, weist der Prüfungsausschuss eine externe Prüfer*in zu.
The increasing uptake of generative AI technologies for a range of purposes from emotional care and companionship to work flow optimization serves as a rich field of inquiry for anthropologists studying human-technology relations. While all technologies are imbued by popular narratives and imaginaries, the use of AI tools in particular is informed by myths of hype and anti-hype that underline the need for ethnographic approaches exploring how these technologies are actualized in practice. This course will explore the potential of anthropological theory and methods for elucidating the social, cultural, and political implications of generative AI. With tech companies touting the greater efficiency and profitability promised by these technologies at the expense of other considerations, qualitative research providing a more nuanced picture of human-AI entanglement in everyday life is crucial. So too, the far-reaching impacts of AI technologies provide an opportunity to revisit some of the key perspectives and questions animating cultural anthropology as well as the ways these might intersect productively with other disciplinary approaches. Key topics in the course will include the political economy of AI and its impact on the future of work, race and gender logics and biases of AI, and the integration of AI into social media, virtual worlds, and the metaverse.
There are no prerequisites to join the course. The course language will be English.
Die Veranstaltung wurde 6 mal im Vorlesungsverzeichnis SoSe 2025 gefunden:
