HPSC20009 Sociology and Philosophy of AI (University of Melbourne): rated 4.0/5 overall across 11 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
HPSC20009 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in History and Philosophy of Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 人工智能的社会学与哲学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: History and Philosophy of Science
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject introduces students to the utopian, dystopian, and ambivalent implications of artificial intelligence. Grounded in the interdisciplinary field of science and technology studies, students will study how bodies, subjectivity, life, households, work, and the environment are being transf.
HPSC20009 has 11 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 · usefulness 3.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.7 stars); 8 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.1/5).
On Reddit: "I found it really interesting and would recommend it. It’s not too much work, I didn’t make it to any of the lectures because of a clash; the tutorial was on the same day and I didn’t find it too difficult to catch up just from reading and and the tutorial class itself. The tuto…"
On Reddit: "Yeah I had the same issue when I was deciding whether to take it or not last year. I'd say the subject was very enjoyable, regardless of whether you're from a technological background or not as long as the topics are interesting enough for you. As the topics were interesting, th…"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is HPSC20009 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 11 reviews: usefulness 3.7/5, overall 4.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches HPSC20009, and when is it offered?
A: HPSC20009 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
UniMelb Wall is an independent student community and is not affiliated with University of Melbourne.