Administrative Information
| Title | Filter Bubble - Political, Corporate and Geographical |
| Duration | 50 min |
| Module | C |
| Lesson Type | Interactive Session |
| Focus | Practical - Socially Responsible AI |
| Topic | AI for All |
Keywords
Filter bubbles,misinformation,polarised beliefs,
Learning Goals
- Identifying the presence and extent of filter bubble
- Exploring the causes and mechanisms of filter bubble
- Assessing the impact of information diversity and understanding
- Proposing strategies for mitigating filter bubble
Expected Preparation
Learning Events to be Completed Before
Obligatory for Students
- Refer to the Filter Bubble notes
Optional for Students
- Investigate how the AI filter bubble affects humans.
References and background for students
Recommended for Teachers
- Refer to the lecture notes, the class can be divided into three different groups, and each group will discuss the pros and cons of the Filter bubble in three different areas: Political, Corporate and Geographical perspectives.
Lesson materials
Instructions for Teachers
- Provide examples of filter bubble to students to initiate discussion.
- Encourage students to make notes and divide the discussion on Filter Bubble into Political, Corporate and Geographical
- Collate and share all points raised and discussed by students.
- Refer to the notes additional points
- Provide an overview of the discussion
Outline
| Duration (min) | Description | Concepts | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Problem Definition - Filter Bubble | Filter Bubble | |
| 10 | Discussion of challenges - Political, Financial, Geographical - human-centred AI | Filter Bubble | Student driven Discussion |
| 25 | Action was taken and possible Alternatives | Student driven Discussion | |
| 10 | Discussion of results and some additional points of discussion | Result discussion | |
| 5 | Conclusion and some open-ended questions | Food for thought |
Acknowledgements
The Human-Centered AI Masters programme was Co-Financed by the Connecting Europe Facility of the European Union Under Grant №CEF-TC-2020-1 Digital Skills 2020-EU-IA-0068.