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Module C: Historical perspective – Free Will and Autonomy
This section considers how people’s autonomy and free will are hindered or supported by past and present KTs. By focusing on the structural level, we will examine systemic issues such as monopolies over KTs, data extraction and colonialism, labour, and political participation.
Effect of Technology:
Agency, Autonomy, Concentration of Power, Culture, Individuals
Democratic values:
Accountability, Participation, Pluralism
Format:
External link, PDFs
Recommendation Algorithms Explainer
The Recommendation Algorithms explainer aims to demonstrate how algorithms work on social media platforms. It allows the users to simulate their experience on a social media platform, where their choices shape a personalised feed.
Effect of Technology:
Autonomy, Bias, Concentration of Power, Culture, Epistemic effect, Inclusion/Exclusion, Individuals, Legitimacy, Opacity, Polarisation, Society, Surveillance
Democratic values:
Accountability, Fairness, Pluralism, Transparency, Trust
Format:
External link
Risks to individual freedoms of speech and action
Since our liberal democracies generally employ forms of representativeness to their institutions, the impact of AI on free and fair elections is also one of the key ways in which technology affects our polities.
Effect of Technology:
Agency, Autonomy, Bias, Disinformation & Misinformation, Epistemic effect, Inclusion/Exclusion, Individuals, Polarisation, Privacy, Society, Surveillance
Democratic values:
Accountability, Deliberation, Equality, Fairness, Participation, Transparency, Trust
Format:
PDFs