About the Course

Critical Thinking with AI examines the social, political, and cultural dimensions of artificial intelligence. Rather than treating AI as a purely technical subject, this course positions it within broader historical and cultural contexts — exploring how new technologies have always reshaped knowledge, power, and perception.

Each of the fifteen sessions is organized around a central theme — from aesthetics and capital to surveillance and extraction. Students engage with primary readings, press coverage, and multimedia resources. Guest speakers bring research and professional perspectives. Technical workshops provide hands-on experience with AI tools. And "Context in History" segments draw parallels between AI and earlier transformative technologies like the printing press, photography, radio, and the internet.

The course is designed for students and lifelong learners who want to understand AI not just as a set of tools, but as a social force — one that raises fundamental questions about authorship, labor, representation, governance, and what it means to think critically in an automated world.