diff --git a/content/pages/changelog.md b/content/pages/changelog.md index 2a3f3aa..adf8f63 100644 --- a/content/pages/changelog.md +++ b/content/pages/changelog.md @@ -5,10 +5,14 @@ nav_title: "Changelog" page_heading: "Changelog" sidebar_group: "Course" order: 1 -last_edited: "2026-09-15" -change_note: "Changed weekly content release to 13:00 Europe/Zurich." +last_edited: "2026-09-16" +change_note: "Reordered Weeks 7-9 and moved midterm presentations to Week 9." --- +## 16/09/2026 + +- Reordered Weeks 7-9: The Fragility of Accuracy is now Week 7, Advice at the Wrong Time is Week 8, and midterm presentations are now Week 9. Midterm submissions remain due in Week 8. + ## 15/09/2026 - Updated the weekly content release to 13:00 Europe/Zurich. diff --git a/content/pages/home.md b/content/pages/home.md index df87368..080d6f7 100644 --- a/content/pages/home.md +++ b/content/pages/home.md @@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ The course is organized into **three thematic blocks**. Each teaching week pairs | Block | Weeks | Goal | |---|---:|---| | **Volatile Contexts** | 1-4 | Understand the environments in which AI must operate, and why technology often fails in humanitarian and clinical settings. | -| **High-stakes Decisions** | 5-7 | Understand how clinicians make decisions under uncertainty and how AI can safely support human expertise. | -| **Trustworthy Evidence** | 9-13 | Design, evaluate, and deploy AI systems that are safe, effective, and ready for real-world use. | +| **High-stakes Decisions** | 5, 6, 8 | Understand how clinicians make decisions under uncertainty and how AI can safely support human expertise. | +| **Trustworthy Evidence** | 7, 10-13 | Design, evaluate, and deploy AI systems that are safe, effective, and ready for real-world use. | {{ weeks_table }} @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Goal: Understand the environments in which AI must operate, and why technology o - Reproducibility - Edge computing -### **Block II: High-stakes Decisions** (Weeks 5-7) +### **Block II: High-stakes Decisions** (Weeks 5, 6, 8) Goal: Understand how clinicians make decisions under uncertainty and how AI can safely support human expertise. @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Goal: Understand how clinicians make decisions under uncertainty and how AI can - RAG - Clinical decision support -### **Block III: Trustworthy Evidence** (Weeks 9-13) +### **Block III: Trustworthy Evidence** (Weeks 7, 10-13) Goal: Design, evaluate, and deploy AI systems that are safe, effective, and ready for real-world use. diff --git a/content/project-documentation/student/project-overview.md b/content/project-documentation/student/project-overview.md index 91f3b52..bd7ef50 100644 --- a/content/project-documentation/student/project-overview.md +++ b/content/project-documentation/student/project-overview.md @@ -1,10 +1,12 @@ --- -last_edited: "2026-09-10" -change_note: "Project deadline policy clarified: deadlines are Sundays at 21:59. Added mandatory weekly decision-log and TA-update expectations." +last_edited: "2026-09-16" +change_note: "Proof-of-concept oral presentations moved to Week 9 (November 11)." --- # Course Project Overview +

Edited on 10/09: Added mandatory weekly decision-log and TA-update expectations.

+ The course project is a **semester-long team project** in which you will **design, build, evaluate, and document an AI system** for **global health or humanitarian response**. The goal is not only to train a model or build an interface. We want to make you **build a credible prototype of an AI system** that could support **decision making, communication, translation, risk analysis, or clinical work** in a **constrained and high-stakes setting**. @@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ Deadlines are set at 21:59 on Sundays. | September 16, 21:59 | Wednesday of Week 2 | **Deadline for project applications** (apply on Moodle) | | September 17 | Thursday of Week 2 | **Announcement of project assignments** | | September 27, 21:59 | Sunday of Week 3 | Milestone 1: **Technical design and reproducible repository skeleton** | -| November 4, 13:15 | Wednesday of Week 8 | **Proof of concept: Oral presentations** | +| November 11, 13:15 | Wednesday of Week 9 | **Proof of concept: Oral presentations** | | November 8, 21:59 | Sunday of Week 8 | Milestone 2: **Proof of concept: Submissions** | | November 23-27 | Week 11 | **30-minute team checkpoint with a TA** | | December 16, 13:15 | Wednesday of Week 14 | **Final presentations** | diff --git a/content/project-documentation/student/rubrics.md b/content/project-documentation/student/rubrics.md index c9907bf..ffe45cd 100644 --- a/content/project-documentation/student/rubrics.md +++ b/content/project-documentation/student/rubrics.md @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Course-grade weights have priority. The project-related components account for 8 |---|---:|---:|---| | Milestone 1: Technical Design and Reproducible Repository | 10% | 12.5% | Technical design and reproducible repository skeleton | | Milestone 2: Proof Of Concept | 20% | 25% | Proof of concept technical checkpoint | -| Midterm oral presentation with live demo | 10% | 12.5% | Week 8 oral presentation and live demo | +| Midterm oral presentation with live demo | 10% | 12.5% | Week 9 oral presentation and live demo | | Final oral presentation with live demo | 10% | 12.5% | Final submission | | Project report and code | 30% | 37.5% | Final submission | diff --git a/content/weeks/week_05_why_has_the_best_medical_ai_never_treated_a_patient.md b/content/weeks/week_05_why_has_the_best_medical_ai_never_treated_a_patient.md index 3bd61fd..d503b05 100644 --- a/content/weeks/week_05_why_has_the_best_medical_ai_never_treated_a_patient.md +++ b/content/weeks/week_05_why_has_the_best_medical_ai_never_treated_a_patient.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ engineering_lecture: "From Rules to Reasoning" ## Overview -**Block II: High-Stakes Decisions** (Weeks 5-8) +**Block II: High-Stakes Decisions** (Weeks 5, 6, 8) **Central question:** Why has the best medical AI never treated a patient? diff --git a/content/weeks/week_06_how_do_experts_reliably_deceive_themselves.md b/content/weeks/week_06_how_do_experts_reliably_deceive_themselves.md index 72ee0e1..086b5ec 100644 --- a/content/weeks/week_06_how_do_experts_reliably_deceive_themselves.md +++ b/content/weeks/week_06_how_do_experts_reliably_deceive_themselves.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ engineering_lecture: "Debiasing the Machine" ## Overview -**Block II: High-Stakes Decisions** (Weeks 5-8) +**Block II: High-Stakes Decisions** (Weeks 5, 6, 8) **Central question:** How do experts reliably deceive themselves, and can machines do better? diff --git a/content/weeks/week_09_what_does_it_mean_to_trust_a_number.md b/content/weeks/week_07_the_fragility_of_accuracy.md similarity index 91% rename from content/weeks/week_09_what_does_it_mean_to_trust_a_number.md rename to content/weeks/week_07_the_fragility_of_accuracy.md index 00309b2..6de3b21 100644 --- a/content/weeks/week_09_what_does_it_mean_to_trust_a_number.md +++ b/content/weeks/week_07_the_fragility_of_accuracy.md @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ --- -page_id: "Week_09" -page_title: "Week 9: The Fragility of Accuracy" -nav_title: "Week 9 - Fragility of Accuracy" +page_id: "Week_07" +page_title: "Week 7: The Fragility of Accuracy" +nav_title: "Week 7 - Fragility of Accuracy" sidebar_group: "Block III - Trustworthy Evidence" -order: 9 -week: 9 -lecture_date: "2026-11-11" +order: 7 +week: 7 +lecture_date: "2026-10-28" theme: "The Fragility of Accuracy" context_lecture: "How We Learned to Count What We Were Losing" slides_pdf: "" @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ engineering_lecture: "When 99% Accuracy Is Dangerous" ## Overview -**Block III: Trustworthy Evidence** (Weeks 9-13) +**Block III: Trustworthy Evidence** (Weeks 7, 10-13) **Central question:** What does it mean to trust a number? diff --git a/content/weeks/week_07_when_does_the_cure_become_worse_than_the_disease.md b/content/weeks/week_08_advice_at_the_wrong_time.md similarity index 90% rename from content/weeks/week_07_when_does_the_cure_become_worse_than_the_disease.md rename to content/weeks/week_08_advice_at_the_wrong_time.md index 9d6a4b2..70b7ac3 100644 --- a/content/weeks/week_07_when_does_the_cure_become_worse_than_the_disease.md +++ b/content/weeks/week_08_advice_at_the_wrong_time.md @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ --- -page_id: "Week_07" -page_title: "Week 7: Advice at the Wrong Time" -nav_title: "Week 7 - Advice at the Wrong Time" +page_id: "Week_08" +page_title: "Week 8: Advice at the Wrong Time" +nav_title: "Week 8 - Advice at the Wrong Time" sidebar_group: "Block II - High-Stakes Decisions" -order: 7 -week: 7 -lecture_date: "2026-10-28" +order: 8 +week: 8 +lecture_date: "2026-11-04" theme: "Advice at the Wrong Time" context_lecture: "Why Doctors Ignore Good Advice" slides_pdf: "" @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ engineering_lecture: "Integration Without Interruption" ## Overview -**Block II: High-Stakes Decisions** (Weeks 5-8) +**Block II: High-Stakes Decisions** (Weeks 5, 6, 8) **Central question:** When does the cure become worse than the disease? diff --git a/content/weeks/week_08_project_studio_and_midterm_review.md b/content/weeks/week_09_midterm_presentations.md similarity index 89% rename from content/weeks/week_08_project_studio_and_midterm_review.md rename to content/weeks/week_09_midterm_presentations.md index 660c5de..1c253ef 100644 --- a/content/weeks/week_08_project_studio_and_midterm_review.md +++ b/content/weeks/week_09_midterm_presentations.md @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ --- -page_id: "Week_08" -page_title: "Week 8: Midterm Submission and Presentations" -nav_title: "Week 8 - Midterm" +page_id: "Week_09" +page_title: "Week 9: Midterm Presentations" +nav_title: "Week 9 - Midterm Presentations" sidebar_group: "Block II - High-Stakes Decisions" -order: 8 -week: 8 -lecture_date: "2026-11-04" -theme: "Midterm Submission and Presentations" +order: 9 +week: 9 +lecture_date: "2026-11-11" +theme: "Midterm Presentations" context_lecture: "Midterm presentations" slides_pdf: "" engineering_lecture: "Midterm presentations" @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ engineering_lecture: "Midterm presentations" ## Overview -**Block II: High-Stakes Decisions** (Weeks 5-8) +**Project checkpoint** (Week 9) **Central question:** Is the system design technically and contextually defensible? diff --git a/content/weeks/week_10_how_do_we_know_whether_an_intervention_actually_works.md b/content/weeks/week_10_how_do_we_know_whether_an_intervention_actually_works.md index eb0c9e5..144604e 100644 --- a/content/weeks/week_10_how_do_we_know_whether_an_intervention_actually_works.md +++ b/content/weeks/week_10_how_do_we_know_whether_an_intervention_actually_works.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ engineering_lecture: "Causal Inference: Beyond Correlation" ## Overview -**Block III: Trustworthy Evidence** (Weeks 9-13) +**Block III: Trustworthy Evidence** (Weeks 7, 10-13) **Central question:** How do we know whether an intervention actually works? diff --git a/content/weeks/week_11_what_happens_when_an_ai_system_fails.md b/content/weeks/week_11_what_happens_when_an_ai_system_fails.md index da89e49..dca9d2e 100644 --- a/content/weeks/week_11_what_happens_when_an_ai_system_fails.md +++ b/content/weeks/week_11_what_happens_when_an_ai_system_fails.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ engineering_lecture: "Uncertainty as Architecture" ## Overview -**Block III: Trustworthy Evidence** (Weeks 9-13) +**Block III: Trustworthy Evidence** (Weeks 7, 10-13) **Central question:** What happens when an AI system fails? diff --git a/content/weeks/week_12_who_is_responsible_when_ai_causes_harm.md b/content/weeks/week_12_who_is_responsible_when_ai_causes_harm.md index 6b62bf8..a5f8611 100644 --- a/content/weeks/week_12_who_is_responsible_when_ai_causes_harm.md +++ b/content/weeks/week_12_who_is_responsible_when_ai_causes_harm.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ engineering_lecture: "Governing What You Cannot Fully Understand" ## Overview -**Block III: Trustworthy Evidence** (Weeks 9-13) +**Block III: Trustworthy Evidence** (Weeks 7, 10-13) **Central question:** Who is responsible when AI causes harm? diff --git a/content/weeks/week_13_why_do_effective_interventions_rarely_reach_those_who_need_them.md b/content/weeks/week_13_why_do_effective_interventions_rarely_reach_those_who_need_them.md index 53d2b0e..5d3b5f0 100644 --- a/content/weeks/week_13_why_do_effective_interventions_rarely_reach_those_who_need_them.md +++ b/content/weeks/week_13_why_do_effective_interventions_rarely_reach_those_who_need_them.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ engineering_lecture: "Shipping to Scale: The MLOps of Global Health AI" ## Overview -**Block III: Trustworthy Evidence** (Weeks 9-13) +**Block III: Trustworthy Evidence** (Weeks 7, 10-13) **Central question:** Why do effective interventions rarely reach those who need them?