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A comparison of presentation methods for conducting youth juries
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Liz Dowthwaite , Elvira Perez Vallejos, Ansgar Koene, Monica Cano, Virginia Portillo Liz Dowthwaite, Elvira Perez Vallejos, Ansgar Koene, Monica Cano, Virginia Portillo Published: June 26, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218770 Figures Abstract The 5Rights Youth Juries are an educational intervention to promote digital literacy by engaging participants (i.e. jurors) in a deliberative discussion around their digital rights.
Künstlich intelligent und voller Stereotype
Gemäß dem alten Sprichwort „Wissen ist Macht“ streben Unternehmen immer stärker danach, intime Detailinformationen ihrer Kunden zu sammeln, um einen Wettbewerbsvorteil gegenüber ihren Mitstreitern zu erhalten. Der Anstieg vonkünstlicher Intelligenz oder auch der KI – also Algorithmen, die von Maschinen dazu verwendet werden, riesige Datenmengen auszuwerten – stellt eine besonders verlockende Möglichkeit dazu dar.
Machine gaydar-AI is reinforcing stereotypes that liberal societies are trying to get rid of
This technology is no longer restricted to simple categorisation of directly traceable online behaviours ("likes" of particular brands, for example) or image objects (cat vs dog). AI is also being deployed to try to infer such intimate characteristics as personality, gender and age from language usage on social media, and to use face image analysis to predict the likelihood of someone committing a crime or being a terrorist or paedophile.
Machine gaydar: AI is reinforcing stereotypes that liberal societies are trying to get rid of
Following the old saying that “knowledge is power”, companies are seeking to infer increasingly intimate properties about their customers as a way to gain an edge over their competitors. The growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI), algorithms that use machine learning to analyse large multifaceted data sets, provides an especially attractive way to do this.
What Young People Want From The Internet Of The Future
We need to promote digital resilience, giving children information about and power over the online environment. Pexels. When Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web, he surely didn’t anticipate that children would end up becoming some of its main users. Most start using the internet at the average age of three – and as recent research shows, children now spend more time playing and socialising online than watching television programmes.
We asked young people what they want from the internet of the future
When Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web, he surely didn’t anticipate that children would end up becoming some of its main users. Most start using the internet at the average age of three – and as recent research shows, children now spend more time playing and socialising online than watching television programmes. Given this change in habits, it is not surprising that a recent House of Lords report has raised online safety and behaviour as an important issue.
Comment: Could your kettle bring down the internet?
How could a webcam help bring down some of the world’s most popular websites? It seems unlikely but that’s what happened recently when hackers attacked the internet infrastructure run by US firm Dyn, knocking out services including Paypal, Twitter and Netflix. More accurately, the attacked involved potentially hundreds of thousands of surveillance cameras and digital video recorders connected to the internet that had been weaponised by the hackers.
Could your kettle bring down the internet?
How could a webcam help bring down some of the world’s most popular websites? It seems unlikely but that’s what happened recently when hackers attacked the internet infrastructure run by US firm Dyn, knocking out services including Paypal, Twitter and Netflix. More accurately, the attacked involved potentially hundreds of thousands of surveillance cameras and digital video recorders connected to the internet that had been weaponised by the hackers.
Facebook’s algorithms give it more editorial responsibility - not less
Recent criticism of Facebook for removing a post containing the iconic image of a naked girl during the Vietnam War isn’t the first time it has been accused of censorship. Yet at the same time, it is regularly rebuked for failing to remove quickly enough hateful, illegal or inappropriate material, most recently by the German government.
Facebook's algorithms give it more editorial responsibility
Recent criticism of Facebook for removing a post containing the iconic image of a naked girl during the Vietnam War isn’t the first time it has been accused of censorship. Yet at the same time, it is regularly rebuked for failing to remove quickly enough hateful, illegal or inappropriate material, most recently by the German government.
Never read the terms and conditions? Here's an idea that might protect your online privacy
Have you ever actually read the terms and conditions before signing up to a website or ordering something online? These long, wordy documents are a form of consumer protection designed to make sure we are fully informed when we agree to an online contract. They are supposed to ensure we are making a conscious decision to sign up to a service with full knowledge of the consequences.
Most of us don't read the social media small print
The history of human experiments often focuses on biomedical research and the gradual changes in acceptable practice and ethical considerations. But another class of human experiments that has had its own share of controversies is the study of human behaviour. Internet Mediate Human Behaviour Research (IMHBR) is primarily defined by its use of the internet to obtain data about participants.
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