MEDVL 2737

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MEDVL 2737
AI Before AI: From Automata to Thinking Machines

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

This course introduces the prehistory of “artificial intelligence” (AI), from ancient automata through medieval combinatorics to early modern calculating machines. Putting contemporary debates into historical perspective, readings and discussions will engage with literary, cultural, philosophical, artistic, and technical sources, as well as contemporary scholarship in critical AI studies. Discussions and writing assignments will explore the sociocultural imagination of techniques and technologies and the history of concepts related to creativity, intelligence, and artificiality. Taught in English.


Enrollment Information Primarily for: first-years and sophomores.

Distribution Requirements (ALC-AS, HST-AS)

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 2727, GERST 2727

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7780 MEDVL 2737   SEM 101

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Born, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person