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Thinking AI & AI Literacy

Bringing together ethical, legal and social aspects of AI

The Thinking AI project began as a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), but has since been expanded to include a workshop held at Sorbonne University in May 2023. The project is concerned with the societal aspects of artificial intelligence. More precisely, it explores the ethical, legal, and social implications of AI. The online course is open to the public regardless of their background and academic level. While the online course is taught by AI specialists, the workshop at Sorbonne University invited PhD candidates working in the field to present and discuss their work.

The MOOC was developed at SCAI (Sorbonne Cluster for Artificial Intelligence). It is hosted on SCAI’s own education platform, for which everyone can create an account. The course consists of 11 online lessons from recognized specialists and is being updated to ensure up-to-date content. It is self-paced and allows flexible learning.



“I was able to participate in a workshop at the Sorbonne Center for Artificial Intelligence where I met a group of young researchers from four different countries and various scientific fields. But we all are concerned with the same topic: AI. Being a PhD student, there is the risk of sitting alone at your desk at home, losing yourself in your own research. 4EU+ gives students and PhD candidates the opportunity to make the best of their time at university. The workshop Thinking AI gave me a lot of new insights into my research topic, a new motivation that what I do really matters, and maybe even some new friends! Coming together from all over Europe, exchanging ideas and views, supporting and helping each other to develop our topics even further - that's part of the European dream!”
– Marcel, PhD student at Heidelberg University


Key facts

Universities: Sorbonne University, University of Milan, University of Copenhagen

Lead university: Sorbonne University

Target audience: Everyone

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Contact: Marco Salazar, Sorbonne University, marco-antonio.salazar_navarrete@sorbonne-universite.fr