Interactive session: Utilitarianism

Learning Goals

Learner can apply the knowledge about Utilitarianism, as gained in the lectures.

Learner is able to explore and evaluate the moral dilemma's regarding a practical example, like autonomous vehicles, from this ethical perspective and can take a stand from different viewpoints (e.g., passenger, pedestrian, programmer).

Expected Preparation

Learning Events to be Completed Before

Lecture: Utilitarianism

Obligatory for Students

None.

Optional for Students

Panza, C., & Potthast, A. (2010). Ethics for dummies. John Wiley & Sons.

References and background for students:

None.

Recommended for Teachers

Steen, M., van Diggelen, J., Timan, T. et al. Meaningful human control of drones: exploring human–machine teaming, informed by four different ethical perspectives. AI Ethics (2022). [1]

Instructions for Teachers

This interactive session complements the lesson Lecture: Utilitarianism and should take place after this lecture.

An example case will be used for the discussions (see here for possible examples).

Topics to cover

Introduction to session (5 min)

Short overview about main concepts of Utilitarianism (10 min)'

Short introduction to case (5 min)

Groups prepare their view on application of utilitarianism for the case (20 min)

Groups present their results (20 min)

During this interactive session, the following questions are asked:

What are the possible actions?

What are the possibilities of the consequences of my action?

Which one of these consequences would lead to the greatest good?

Do you think utilitarianism is a good framework for this case and why?

What critique do you have on this view regarding this case?

Acknowledgements

The Human-Centered AI Masters programme was co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility of the European Union Under Grant №CEF-TC-2020-1 Digital Skills 2020-EU-IA-0068.

The materials of this learning event are available under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

The HCAIM consortium consists of three excellence centres, three SMEs and four Universities

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