COMM 159Artificial Intelligence and Society
Communication · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on society is growing rapidly. Exploration of questions of what if superhuman AI is achieved, will it free humans from tedious jobs or cause mass unemployment, and how to guarantee AI safety so that it will not annihilate human civilization.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2025
- Summer 2026
- Fall 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
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Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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