Descriptif
Philosophy of Technology: Humanity, AI and Life
This course investigates how artificial intelligence and advanced technologies are reshaping the very concepts of humanity, life, and ethical responsibility. Through philosophical and speculative texts, we will explore scenarios of human enhancement, technological convergence, and potential post-human futures, while also engaging critical perspectives on technology's autonomy and its biological and evolutionary dimensions.
The course is organized around three interlocking questions:
- Where are we going? The trajectory of technological change and its civilizational stakes
- Who are we becoming? The perpetuation or transformation of the human body, mind, and species
- What do we owe? The ethical and political responsibilities that technological power generates.
Given the speculative nature of the questions posed, the goal will be not only to engage in philosophical reflection on them, but also to learn how to incorporate what the imagination can contribute to this reflection.
This course is not open to International Exchange program students.
Objectifs pédagogiques
Learning outcomes
Upon completing this course, students will be able to:
- critically analyze how AI and emerging technologies challenge traditional concepts of humanity, life, and moral agency;
- evaluate competing visions of technological futures and their ethical stakes;
- articulate arguments for and against technology's autonomy and its biological, evolutionary dimensions;
- integrate philosophical reasoning with speculative imagination to explore possible futures and their implications;
- formulate a reasoned personal position on the responsibilities we bear toward future generations, the long-term flourishing of life or intelligence.
effectifs minimal / maximal:
1/32Diplôme(s) concerné(s)
Parcours de rattachement
- Bachelor en Sciences - S4 - Double spécialité Mathématiques et Informatique
- Bachelor en sciences - S4 - Double spécialité Mathématiques et Physique
- Bachelor en sciences - S4 - Double spécialité Mathématiques et Économie
Objectifs de développement durable
ODD 4 Education de qualité : L' enseignement developpe la pensée critique et l'accès à des savoirs complexes dans le domaine des sciences humaines..Pour les étudiants du diplôme Bachelor of Science de l'Ecole polytechnique
No prerequisites
Pour les étudiants du diplôme Programmes d'échange internationaux
No prerequisites
Format des notes
Numérique sur 20Littérale/grade américainPour les étudiants du diplôme Programmes d'échange internationaux
Le rattrapage est autorisé (Note de rattrapage conservée écrêtée à une note seuil de 10)- le rattrapage est obligatoire si :
- Note initiale < 10
- le rattrapage peut être demandé par l'étudiant si :
- Note initiale < 10
- Crédits ECTS acquis : 2 ECTS
La note obtenue rentre dans le calcul de votre GPA.
Pour les étudiants du diplôme Bachelor of Science de l'Ecole polytechnique
Vos modalités d'acquisition :
Oral presentation (50%)
Written assessment (50%)
Oral presentation make-up exam and remedial: oral presentation.
Written assessment make-up exam and remedial: written assessment.
For oral presentation and written assessment remedials, the result is capped to allow the student to obtain a maximum of a 10/C.
- le rattrapage est obligatoire si :
- Note initiale < 10
- le rattrapage peut être demandé par l'étudiant si :
- Note initiale < 10
- Crédits ECTS acquis : 2 ECTS
La note obtenue rentre dans le calcul de votre GPA.