20 – AI and The Human Future
At a Glance
Time
Two weeks:
Wednesday, Jan. 21 – 28, 2026
3 – 4:30 p.m. CT
Cost
$40.00
Location
Online with Zoom
Class limit 55+
Course Description
This course focuses on the big ethical and philosophical issues surrounding artificial intelligence. What exactly is AI? What are the biggest promises and perils? What does the future of humanity hold as we move through this technological revolution? Neither pro-AI nor anti-AI, this course is intended to get people thinking more deeply about the central issues raised by the new technology and how they might relate to it in their own lives.
Instructor
Scott Samuelson holds a joint position at Iowa State University in Philosophy & Religious Studies and Extension and Outreach. The author of three books, including “The Deepest Human Life: An Introduction to Philosophy for Everyone,” he’s currently part of the Ethical AI Workshop with the Translational Center at ISU.