Inclusive Intelligence: Designing AI for a Better World

TDT4850

Inclusive Intelligence: Designing AI for a Better World

 

Artificial Intelligence is transforming society, but with great power comes great responsibility. This village focuses on how AI technologies can be designed and applied to ensure inclusion, fairness, and equity in diverse contexts. Students will critically examine both opportunities and risks of AI, including issues of bias, accessibility, ethics, and societal impact. Working in interdisciplinary teams, you will explore real-world challenges where responsible AI can make a difference, from education and health to sustainability and governance. The village invites creativity, reflection, and hands-on innovation to design AI solutions that respect human values and empower communities.

Relevant competency

We welcome students from all disciplines. Technical knowledge of AI, data science, or programming is valuable, but equally important are skills in ethics, social science, design, law, communication, and critical reflection. Broad interdisciplinary collaboration is strongly encouraged, students from engineering, natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities are all needed to shape inclusive and responsible AI solutions.

About the village

This village builds on growing international debates about Responsible AI and the urgent need for inclusive approaches to technology. Students will have the opportunity to connect their work with cutting-edge research, public discussions, and international policy developments. Possible project areas include:

  • How to detect and reduce algorithmic bias.
  • How to make AI systems more transparent and accountable.
  • How AI can be used to support inclusion in education, healthcare, and urban life.
  • How to design AI for accessibility and diverse user groups.

Students are expected to engage actively in interdisciplinary teamwork, challenge assumptions, and think critically about both the benefits and risks of AI. The village offers space for innovative prototypes, policy-oriented analyses, or awareness-raising campaigns.

Facts

  • Emnekode: TDT4850
  • Tittel: Inclusive Intelligence: Designing AI for a Better World
  • Type: Semester based
  • Språk: English
  • Landsbyleder: Giulia Cosentino
  • Kontaktinformasjon: giulia.cosentino@ntnu.no
  • Undervises: Spring 2026
  • Undervisningssted: Trondheim
  • Vertsfakultet: IE

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