Goal Progression, Trait Changes, and Practice Paths of Artificial Intelligence Ethics Education of Professional Courses in Higher Education

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence as an emerging technology in a large number of applications at the same time gradually revealed many ethical issues. Artificial Intelligence ethics education has become an important initiative and a key link in the implementation of the fundamental task of moral education in Chinese higher education institutions, however, Artificial Intelligence ethics education in professional courses often lags behind the education of course knowledge and skills, and it is difficult to achieve the integration of the three educational requirements. This paper proposes that Artificial Intelligence ethics education in professional courses should meet the requirements of the progression of course teaching objectives and adapt to the changes of educational traits from explicit and implicit to integration, and puts forward a practical path of Artificial Intelligence ethics education in professional courses that is consistent with the objectives, adapted to the traits, and constructed with multiple synergies according to the progression of the educational objectives of the professional course system and the changes of the educational traits. This paper also proposes the following suggestions for ethical education in professional courses: in order to achieve the goals of ethical teaching, it is necessary to establish connections between courses at different stages of cultivation, so that each course forms a hierarchical, collaborative, and supportive relationship. After the relationship is established, it is necessary to strengthen the collaborative participation of various subjects and corresponding practical guarantees in the specific teaching practice. This helps to form a system of Artificial Intelligence ethics education throughout the whole process, which in turn improves students' Artificial Intelligence ethics literacy.