Pluralism

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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AI and Awareness AI and Culture Algorithmic Accountability Critical Digital Citizenship Ethics and Trust in AI Freedom and Manipulation Inclusive Digital Democracy Personal Data and User Profiling Public Authority SSH Researcher

Bibliography of KT4D Social Risk Toolkit Module A: AI, free will and autonomy

Effect of Technology:

Agency Autonomy Bias Disinformation & Misinformation Epistemic effect Individuals Polarisation

Democratic values:

Accountability Pluralism Trust

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Critical Digital Citizenship Ethics and Trust in AI Freedom and Manipulation Public Authority SSH Researcher

KT4D: AI, free will and autonomy - Introduction & Literature review

The source, which comprises excerpts from Module A of the KT4D Social Risk Toolkit, explores the complex challenge presented by artificial intelligence to individual autonomy and free will within modern society. It introduces a comprehensive literature review focusing on how highly personalized algorithmic content curation influences personal opinions by exploiting deep-seated human cognitive biases, such as the preference for emotionally charged or explanatory information.

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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