Disinformation & Misinformation

Critical Digital Citizenship Freedom and Manipulation Citizen Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Computer Scientist Industry Public Authority SSH Researcher

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. The level of acceptance of the results from the elections - the legitimacy of the outcome - rests largely on how those who end up with less power shares in the representative system see the fairness of the election process itself.

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

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PDFs

Critical Digital Citizenship Ethics and Trust in AI Freedom and Manipulation Computer Scientist SSH Researcher

Experiments on critical thinking, autonomy and AI

The experimental component of Module A aims to further characterise internet users' behaviours when faced with online choices potentially undermining their autonomy: how people evaluate AI-generated information and/or content selected through AI-based algorithms, and how people are influenced by AI-based algorithms in their online choices.

Effect of Technology:

Agency Autonomy Bias Disinformation & Misinformation Epistemic effect Inclusion/Exclusion Polarisation

Democratic values:

Accountability Trust

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PDFs

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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PDFs

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. To be brief, the main benefit of equality in democracy is that it gives equal consideration to all individuals, thus each person is a free and willing self-legislator among equals.

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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External link