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AI and Culture Citizen Computer Scientist Public Authority SSH Researcher
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
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AI and Culture Citizen Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Computer Scientist Public Authority SSH Researcher
Module C: Historical perspective – Creativity

This section analyses how different knowledge technologies impact people’s creativity. Here creativity is intended as the ability to express themselves in a way that is both truthful to what they feel and believe, as well as the power to experiment with artistic creation.

Effect of Technology: Agency, Culture, Epistemic effect, Individuals
Democratic values: Participation, Pluralism
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Personal Data and User Profiling Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Industry Public Authority SSH Researcher
Risks for the use of personal data and user profiling

2.1    Equality

Equality is by-and-large considered both a positive aspect of democracy, and a necessary feature for democracy.

Effect of Technology: Agency, Bias, Disinformation & Misinformation, Epistemic effect, Inclusion/Exclusion, Individuals, Opacity, Polarisation, Privacy, Society, Surveillance
Democratic values: Accountability, Deliberation, Equality, Fairness, Participation, Transparency, Trust
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AI and Awareness AI and Culture Ethics and Trust in AI Freedom and Manipulation Inclusive Digital Democracy Citizen Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Public Authority SSH Researcher
Serious Game - Empower Your Digital Decisions

This section presents the KT4D serious game, an interactive tool to engage players with ethical dilemmas surrounding advanced knowledge technologies.

Effect of Technology: Agency, Bias, Concentration of Power, Culture, Democracy, Disinformation & Misinformation, Inclusion/Exclusion, Legitimacy, Polarisation
Democratic values: Accountability, Fairness, Participation, Pluralism, Trust
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Critical Digital Citizenship Ethics and Trust in AI Freedom and Manipulation Public Authority SSH Researcher
The impact of social networks and misinformation on citizens’ opinions and attitudes

This document adopts a psychological and cognitive perspective on misinformation and disinformation, focusing on the interaction between cognitive biases, emotional motivations, social communication goals, and contemporary information environments

Effect of Technology: Agency, Autonomy, Bias, Disinformation & Misinformation, Epistemic effect, Individuals, Polarisation
Democratic values: Accountability, Pluralism, Trust
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Personal Data and User Profiling Citizen Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Computer Scientist Industry Public Authority SSH Researcher
The value of democracy

There are both instrumental and intrinsic reasons to value democracy. In short, democracy is valuable instrumentally because 

Effect of Technology: Agency, Culture, Democracy, Epistemic effect, Inclusion/Exclusion, Individuals, Legitimacy, Opacity, Society
Democratic values: Accountability, Deliberation, Equality, Fairness, Participation, Pluralism, Rule of Law, Transparency, Trust
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Citizen Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Computer Scientist Public Authority SSH Researcher
What Makes a Democratic Process Work? Distinguishing Efficiency from Efficacy

Describes the difference between efficiency and democratic effectiveness

Effect of Technology: Agency, Culture, Democracy, Legitimacy
Democratic values: Deliberation, Participation, Transparency, Trust
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Citizen Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Public Authority
When You’re Asked to Use AI: Navigating the Invitation (Recipe 2 of 5 from the Digital Democracy Lab Handbook)

On navigating a request to use AI in a deliberative setting

Effect of Technology: Agency, Bias, Democracy, Legitimacy
Democratic values: Accountability, Fairness, Participation, Trust
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