Administrative Information
| Title | Risk & Risk Mitigation lecture |
| Duration | 60 mins |
| Module | B |
| Lesson Type | Lecture |
| Focus | Ethical - Trustworthy AI |
| Topic | Risk |
Keywords
Risk,Risk Society,Tradeoff,
Learning Goals
- Learner understands the competing concepts of risk
- Learner understands how risk is perceived by a the modern society
- Learner understands approaches to risk evaluation
- Learner understand approaches to risk mitigation
Expected Preparation
Learning Events to be Completed Before
None.
Obligatory for Students
None.
Optional for Students
None.
References and background for students
None.
Recommended for Teachers
- Beck, Ulrich. "From industrial society to the risk society: Questions of survival, social structure and ecological enlightenment." Theory, culture & society 9.1 (1992): 97-123.
- Beck, Ulrich. "Risk society revisited." The sociology of risk and gambling reader 61 (2006).
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Risk -(2018)
- Keynote Address by Prof. Ulrich Beck at 42nd St. Gallen Symposium
Lesson materials
Instructions for Teachers
- Introduction to the definitions of risk (20 min)
- Focus on the modern definition of risk (definitions see 4-5 in the slides)
- Clarify the epistemic background of risk (20 min - *Covering Law model, inductive-statistical model, induction
- Introduce Risk Society (20 min)
- Based on Ulrich Beck's Risikogesellschaft
Ulrich Beck in May 2012 in a One on One with Stephen Sackur at the 42. St. Gallen Symposium at the University of St. Gallen.
Outline
- Introduction to the definitions of risk (20 min)
- Focus on the modern definition of risk (definitions see 4-5 in the slides)
- Clarify the epistemic background of risk (20 min - optional)
- Covering Law model, inductive-statistical model, induction
- Introduce Risk Society (20 min)
- Based on Ulrich Beck's Risikogesellschaft
Acknowledgements
The Human-Centered AI Masters programme was Co-Financed by the Connecting Europe Facility of the European Union Under Grant №CEF-TC-2020-1 Digital Skills 2020-EU-IA-0068.