Critical analysis of artificial intelligence

lfial2650e  2025-2026  Louvain-la-Neuve

Critical analysis of artificial intelligence
3.00 credits
22.5 h
Q2
Language
French
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
To be specified 
Faculty or entity


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Foreign Language

Master [60] in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English

Master [60] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures

Master [60] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General

Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures

Master [60] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General

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

Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General

Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General