Dakota Digital Discussions Overview – Dakota Digital Academy

Dakota digital discussions

A series of webinars that will respond to the ongoing impacts that digitization, artificial intelligence, and autonomous systems are having on our society.

Here comes a DDA class for the Fall 2024 Semester:

AI and Society: The History and Philosophy of the Human and Machine
NDUS Chancellor Mark Hagerott and Dennis Cooley, NDSU, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, are partnering to teach a hybrid, three-credit course for the 2024 Fall semester.

PHIL 491: Artificial Intelligence and Society: The History and Philosophy of the Human and Machine for the 2024 Fall semester. This hybrid course is open to all interested students attending any NDUS institution.

The course description states:

“Technology has not only been a tool for human beings and society to make their lives run more efficiently and effectively, but it has also changed how we think about the natures of humanity and society, as well as what we have for our morality. This class explores the historical and philosophical transformations caused by technology to place AI’s impact of society in contextual perspective.

The course objectives will provide a better understanding of technology that impacted society and humanity; the impact and effects of technology on human history and society yesterday, today, and in the future; and the philosophical and ethical issues raised by technology in human history and society.

Those who participate in the course will be able to develop their own philosophy of humans and machines in their life and decision making.”

If you are interested in registering for the course and would like more information, please contact Dr. Dennis Cooley. Dr. Cooley’s email is dennis.cooley@ndsu.edu.

If you would like to register for the course, you can find out more information here. Or, please contact your school’s registrar and request or ask how you can register for it. The course can be found in the NDSU course catalog as PHIL 491 Special Topics with a Topic Title: AI & Society: The Human/The Machine.

Automation and Speed in the Face of Cyber Insecurity: A Question of Trust
NDUS Chancellor Mark Hagerott asks what he terms the most important questions ever. "Have we compromised trust and resilience or speed and efficiency in our rush to digitize? As the technological elites automated and accelerated military and business processes, uploading more and more data in the Cloud, what vulnerabilities have been created now and for future generations"

Humans, Machines, and Cyber Space
NDUS Chancellor Mark Hagerott leads a conversation on the explosion of AI capability, demonstrated by CHAT-GPT released late last year. The question of the Age will be: how to begin to share the planet and our societies with a new form of intelligence.

The Builder Economy: How AI is Making Everyone a Developer
Scott Meyer is an entrepreneur, educator, writer, dad, husband, and runner based in Fargo, ND. He is the founder of co-founder and CEO of Chipp.AI, the easiest payment solution for generative AI developers, unlocking pay-for-use by copying a single line of code.

In Defense of (Virtuous) Autonomous Systems
with Professor Don Howard, University of Notre Dame

IT and Digital Workforce Needs in North Dakota
with Marcia Havens, ND Job Service; Troy Walker, TechND and Dakota Carrier Network; Tony Ambrose, TechND and Nexus Innovations; and Taya Spelhaug, TechND and Microsoft

The Unencrypted History of Cryptography
with Professor Marcus Fries, Dept of Mathematics and Computer Science, DSU

North Dakota's UAS Ecosystem is Critical to Keeping Up With Our Adversaries
with Sen. Kevin Cramer, U.S. Senator from North Dakota

Overlooked Security Challenges in Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
with Zahid Anwar, Computer Science, NDSU

Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Our World: Are We Ready?
With Nikola Datzov, Assistant Professor at the School of Law, University of North Dakota

Digital Forensics - Cybersecurity Pros Helping Law Enforcement
with Dr. Arica Kulm, Director of Digital Forensic Services at the DigForCE Lab

Cryptocurrency, Smart Contracts, and the Future of Blockchain Commerce
with Professor Fred Riggins, NDSU College of Business

Future War and Future Peace: Technology's Role in Future Conflict
with USAF Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Robert H. Latiff, PhD

Digital Transformation: Technology, Business, and Career
with Steve Malme, NDSU Graduate and Career IT Expert

Data is the New Oil: Data Analytics and Business Degree Graduates
With Ross Manson, Chief Practice Officer with Eide bailly

The Dakota Digital Discussions is an offspring of the Dakota Digital Academy (DDA). The DDA was founded to help students and professionals develop and
upskill cyber knowledge and skills.