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Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life: Educating the Public Through an Open, Distance-learning Course

Year: 2023

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: With the rise of data-driven AI and its "democratization", we are all interacting with AI-enabled technologies in everyday life. However, not everyone understands how these technologies work. There are many misconceptions surrounding what they can and cannot do, and what are the risks and benefits. Thus, there is a need to educate the general public about everyday AI, upscaling their algorithmic literacy and helping them become more informed, responsible users. We describe the development and evaluation of an eight-week course open to the public, AI in Everyday Life. Pre- and post-course questionnaires were used to evaluate the impact of the course and participants' attitudes towards AI applications. The results suggest that more targeted educational approaches are needed for the general public to fully understand the strengths and weaknesses of the use of AI-enabled technologies.

Source: ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE)

DOI: 10.1145/3587102.3588784

Authors: Maria Kasinidou, Styliani Kleanthous, Jahna Otterbacher

Institution: Open University of Cyprus

Language: English

Topic: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Horizon 2020 Framework Programme