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CUE-M: MOBILIZING CAHSI INSTITUTIONS TO INFUSE ETHICAL REASONING IN CS CURRICULA THROUGH CONTEXTUALIZED AI SCENARIOS

CUE-M: MOBILIZING CAHSI INSTITUTIONS TO INFUSE ETHICAL REASONING IN CS CURRICULA THROUGH CONTEXTUALIZED AI SCENARIOS
PI: Ann Gates
Co-PI: Elsa Villa, Salamah Salamah
Sponsor: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Computer Science
Amount awarded: $995,830

The goal of the proposed project is to pilot a Computing Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutions (CAHSI) Embedded Ethics in CS approach that integrates ethical reasoning into CS core courses through contextualized open-source, embedded ethics modules focused on AI. Formed in 2006 with funding from NSF′s Broadening Participation in Computing and INCLUDES programs, CAHSI has a distinguished history of working with HSI computing departments. The proposed project builds on the Embedded EthiCS and the Value Sensitive Design (VSD) approaches from Harvard and Northeastern universities, respectively, which pair Philosophy and CS professors in the co-creation and delivery of modules focused on ethical issues related to AI technologies at their institution. The expected outcomes are: CS curricula with CAHSI Embedded Ethics modules that reinforce the importance of ethical considerations, particularly concerning AI, as part of computing education; students who are exposed to thinking through the ethical and social implications of their work; and students who are attuned to decision making using an inclusive and intersectional lens.

Posting date: Tue, 09/03/2024

Award start date: Fri, 11/01/2024
Award end date: Thu, 04/30/2026