Ai and Human-Decision Making
A.Y. 2025/2026
Learning objectives
Undefined
Expected learning outcomes
Undefined
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
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Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Lesson period
year
Course syllabus
● Unit 1.
○ The nature of intelligence, in general: biological and artificial
○ The fundamental principles of human intelligence and the inferential cycle of knowledge
■ Human implicit and explicit induction, with an emphasis on causal judgment
■ Human deduction, with an emphasis on the use of causal knowledge
○ Similarities and differences between Human intelligence and the surface behavior of LLM-based AI: knowing them for knowing when to trust them.
● Unit. 2.
○ Single agent human decision making
■ Choice under certainty
■ Judgment under risk and uncertainty
■ Choice under risk and uncertainty
■ Prospect theory, nudging and boosting
■ Perceptual decision making
○ Human multi-agent decision making
■ Strategic interaction
■ Social decision making
○ Human - AI collaborative decision making
● Unit 3.
1. Understanding Rules
- Different Types of Rules
- The Dynamics of Rule Application
- The Essentials of Required Rules
2. The Nature and Function of Rules
- The Role of Constitutive and Regulatory Rules
- The Rationality Behind Norms
- Legal Principles vs. Rules
- Challenges in Rule Terminology
3. Language and Rules
- The Boundaries of Common Language in Rule Contexts
4. Generalization in Rule Application
- General Rules and Their Prescriptive Nature
5. Theoretical Underpinnings of Rules
- The Conceptual Basis for Adhering to Rules
- The Craft of Rule Development and Standardization
6. The Structure of Rule Systems
- The Stratification of Rule Layers
7. Rules as Guides
- How Rules Serve as Justifications
8. The Influence of Rules
- The Origin and Power of Normative Influence
- How Rules Gain Significance and Impact
- The Uneven Distribution of Rule Authority
○ The nature of intelligence, in general: biological and artificial
○ The fundamental principles of human intelligence and the inferential cycle of knowledge
■ Human implicit and explicit induction, with an emphasis on causal judgment
■ Human deduction, with an emphasis on the use of causal knowledge
○ Similarities and differences between Human intelligence and the surface behavior of LLM-based AI: knowing them for knowing when to trust them.
● Unit. 2.
○ Single agent human decision making
■ Choice under certainty
■ Judgment under risk and uncertainty
■ Choice under risk and uncertainty
■ Prospect theory, nudging and boosting
■ Perceptual decision making
○ Human multi-agent decision making
■ Strategic interaction
■ Social decision making
○ Human - AI collaborative decision making
● Unit 3.
1. Understanding Rules
- Different Types of Rules
- The Dynamics of Rule Application
- The Essentials of Required Rules
2. The Nature and Function of Rules
- The Role of Constitutive and Regulatory Rules
- The Rationality Behind Norms
- Legal Principles vs. Rules
- Challenges in Rule Terminology
3. Language and Rules
- The Boundaries of Common Language in Rule Contexts
4. Generalization in Rule Application
- General Rules and Their Prescriptive Nature
5. Theoretical Underpinnings of Rules
- The Conceptual Basis for Adhering to Rules
- The Craft of Rule Development and Standardization
6. The Structure of Rule Systems
- The Stratification of Rule Layers
7. Rules as Guides
- How Rules Serve as Justifications
8. The Influence of Rules
- The Origin and Power of Normative Influence
- How Rules Gain Significance and Impact
- The Uneven Distribution of Rule Authority
Teaching methods
Unit 1. Students are required to study the materials discussed each week before the lectures. The lectures will unfold as discussions, explanations, and problem-solving tasks on some of the issues illustrated in the textbooks.
Unit 2. Flipped classroom & Problem-based learning. Students are required to study the materials discussed each week before the lectures. The lectures will unfold as discussions, explanations, and problem-solving tasks on some of the issues illustrated in the textbooks.
Unit 3. Lectures, short movies, classroom discussions, group work, and exercises. Smartphone apps that allow students to respond in real-time to open or closed questions will be used.
Unit 2. Flipped classroom & Problem-based learning. Students are required to study the materials discussed each week before the lectures. The lectures will unfold as discussions, explanations, and problem-solving tasks on some of the issues illustrated in the textbooks.
Unit 3. Lectures, short movies, classroom discussions, group work, and exercises. Smartphone apps that allow students to respond in real-time to open or closed questions will be used.
Teaching Resources
Unit 1.
Italian-reading students:
Cherubini, P. (2025). Intelligenze: Ragionamento umano e IA a confronto. Carocci. Capitoli dall'1 al 3.
Pearl, J, MacKenzie, D. (2018). The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect. Basic Books. Introduction and chapters 1, 2, 3, 4.
Non-Italian-reading students:
Lecture slides & videorecordings, plus:
Pearl, J, MacKenzie, D. (2018). The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect. Basic Books. Introduction and chapters 1, 2, 3, 4
Johnson-Laird, P (2006). How we reason. Oxford University Press: chapters 1 (introduction), 2, 3, 4, 5.
Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, fast and slow. Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux: introduction and chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Unit 2. Chosen chapters from (consult the course website one month before course starts for knowing which ones to study for the first week):
Angner, E. (2020). A Course in Behavioral Economics (Third edition.). London: Palgrave.
Hunink, M. G. M. (2014). Decision Making in Health and Medicine: Integrating Evidence and Values (2° edizione). Cambridge University Press.
Khaneman, D. (2011). Thinking, fast and slow. Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux.
Further compulsory material will be made available by the teacher during the course.
Unit 3. The primary text of reference, but not the only one, will be:
Frederick F. Schauer, Playing by the Rules: A Philosophical Examination of Rule-Based Decision-Making in Law and in Life (1991). To prepare for the exam, students will also need to be familiar with everything that will be published on the e-learning site during the course.
Italian-reading students:
Cherubini, P. (2025). Intelligenze: Ragionamento umano e IA a confronto. Carocci. Capitoli dall'1 al 3.
Pearl, J, MacKenzie, D. (2018). The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect. Basic Books. Introduction and chapters 1, 2, 3, 4.
Non-Italian-reading students:
Lecture slides & videorecordings, plus:
Pearl, J, MacKenzie, D. (2018). The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect. Basic Books. Introduction and chapters 1, 2, 3, 4
Johnson-Laird, P (2006). How we reason. Oxford University Press: chapters 1 (introduction), 2, 3, 4, 5.
Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, fast and slow. Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux: introduction and chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Unit 2. Chosen chapters from (consult the course website one month before course starts for knowing which ones to study for the first week):
Angner, E. (2020). A Course in Behavioral Economics (Third edition.). London: Palgrave.
Hunink, M. G. M. (2014). Decision Making in Health and Medicine: Integrating Evidence and Values (2° edizione). Cambridge University Press.
Khaneman, D. (2011). Thinking, fast and slow. Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux.
Further compulsory material will be made available by the teacher during the course.
Unit 3. The primary text of reference, but not the only one, will be:
Frederick F. Schauer, Playing by the Rules: A Philosophical Examination of Rule-Based Decision-Making in Law and in Life (1991). To prepare for the exam, students will also need to be familiar with everything that will be published on the e-learning site during the course.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Three written partial exams, one per unit. All of them include open and closed choice questions. One, two, or all three assessments can be taken in any available session, student choice, but students are strongly encouraged to take each assessment at the first session available after the end of each unit. The final mark will be registered after all the three partial assessments are passed.
Parte A e B
M-PSI/01 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY - University credits: 6
Lessons: 48 hours
Professors:
Cherubini Paolo, Reverberi Franco, Rossetti Andrea
Parte C
M-PSI/01 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 24 hours
Professors:
Cherubini Paolo, Reverberi Franco, Rossetti Andrea
Parte D
M-PSI/01 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 24 hours
Professors:
Cherubini Paolo, Reverberi Franco, Rossetti Andrea