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id: "govlab:project/ai-ethics"
type: "GovLab project"
title: "AI Ethics"
url: "https://thegovlab.org/project/ai-ethics"
authors: ["Stefaan Verhulst","Sampriti Saxena"]
summary: "The AI Ethics: Global Perspectives course brings together leading experts in the field of AI from around the world to consider the ethical ramifications of AI and rectify initiatives that might be harmful to particular people and groups in society."
source: "The GovLab (thegovlab.org)"
licence: "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)"
---

# AI Ethics

The AI Ethics: Global Perspectives course brings together leading experts in the field of AI from around the world to consider the ethical ramifications of AI and rectify initiatives that might be harmful to particular people and groups in society.

Project website: [https://aiethicscourse.org/](https://aiethicscourse.org/)

## Background

AI Ethics: Global Perspectives is an initiative launched by The GovLab, [NYU Tandon Schol of Engineering](https://engineering.nyu.edu/), Global Ethics Consortium ([GAIEC](https://ieai.mcts.tum.de/global-ai-ethics-consortium/)), Center for Responsible AI @ NYU ([R/AI](http://airesponsibly.com/)) and Technical University of Munich (TUM) Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (IEAI) on February 1, 2021 to provide free, online course lectures on AI Ethics. It includes participation from experts around the world.

## Description

Designed for a global audience, AI Ethics conveys the breadth and depth of the ongoing interdisciplinary conversation on AI ethics and seeks to bring together diverse perspectives from the field of ethical AI, to raise awareness and help institutions work towards more responsible use.

## Team

- [Stefaan Verhulst](https://thegovlab.org/team.html#stefaan-verhulst)
- [Sampriti Saxena](https://thegovlab.org/team.html#sampriti-saxena)