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Young Family School for the Human Experience
Young Family School for the Human Experience
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The Human Spirit Track for the Faculty of Computer Science

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Code, Culture, and Intelligence

In the era of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Artificial Intelligence, the boundaries between technology and humanity are more blurred than ever. AI models are a fusion of mathematics and algorithms alongside language, literature, history, and human culture. This pathway cultivates tech professionals, programmers, and data scientists who understand the machine's depth and its profound impact on the human race.

Track Overview

Training
Program Scope
12 dedicated credits integrated directly into the curriculum, carefully accounting for the departmental course load to ensure that these studies do not come at the expense of your core professional training.
Building
Foundational Course (2 credits)
"And I Will Put a Spirit Within You" – A dialogic learning experience using AI tools, identifying built-in biases in code, engaging with ethical dilemma simulators, and developing "epistemic humility" in the face of the machine's power.
Leader
Core Requirements
Completing at least 12 credits within a single minor (detailed below) and taking the foundational course "Artificial Intelligence as a Bridge to the Humanities" as early as possible in your degree.

Course Focus

Humanistic courses exploring the boundaries between the human and the mechanical:

  • Philosophy of Science

  • Technological Ethics

  • Contextual Thinking

  • Audience-Tailored Rhetoric for Presenting Complex Ideas

List of Eligible Minors

  • Archaeology

  • Hebrew Literature

  • Hebrew Language

  • Middle Eastern Studies

  • History (General / Jewish History)

  • Jewish Thought

  • English

  • Linguistics

  • Philosophy

  • Art

  • Music

  • Israel Studies

  • Biblical Studies