Algorithmic Accountability Critical Digital Citizenship Freedom and Manipulation Personal Data and User Profiling Citizen Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Industry Public Authority SSH Researcher
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
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AI and Awareness AI and Culture Critical Digital Citizenship Ethics and Trust in AI Freedom and Manipulation Citizen Civil Society & Democracy Practitioner Public Authority SSH Researcher
Deepfake Explainer

This interactive explainer introduces the concept of AI-generated deepfake images and provides clues to help the user understand how and why they are created.

Effect of Technology:
Agency Autonomy Bias Culture Disinformation & Misinformation Epistemic effect Inclusion/Exclusion Individuals Law Legitimacy Opacity Polarisation Privacy Society
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Accountability Pluralism Rule of Law Trust
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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
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Accountability Participation Pluralism
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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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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 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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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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