Critical analysis of artificial intelligence

lfial2650  2025-2026  Louvain-la-Neuve

Critical analysis of artificial intelligence
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5.00 credits
22.5 h
Q2
Language
Main themes
The aim of this seminar is to engage students in a critical and reflective approach to the opportunities and challenges posed by artificial intelligence in general and in relation to our studies in particular.  
  • The concepts of intelligence and artificial intelligence  
  • Cognitive' technologies: from expert systems to deep learning, and the fields of application.  
  • The place of artistic creation in the face of artificial intelligence.  
  • The notion of authorship.  
  • The notion of authenticity.  
  • AI and confirmation bias. 
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 To define, delimit and analyse the concept of Artificial Intelligence using a critical approach.
 
2 Understand the impact of artificial intelligence on the fields of artistic thought and creation and the human sciences.
 
Teaching methods
Lectures given online alternating with in-class hands-on workshops.
Evaluation methods
Contribution to a collaborative project--in digital document and data analysis, critical editing, and publishing--together with other students enrolled in the course and directed by the instructor. Active participation in the online event presenting the project(s) at the end of the quadrimester.
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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
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Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Multilingual Communication

Master [120] in Information and Communication Science and Technology

Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology

Master [120] in Translation

Master [120] in Interpreting

Master [120] in History

Master [120] in Linguistics

Advanced Master in Visual Cultures

Master [120] in Ethics

Master [120] in Philosophy

Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English

Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology : General

Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology

Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General