Unpacking the Black Box: Explaining Algorithms and AI Overview Learning Outcomes

• Use: Create an informational media work • Understand: Analyze how algorithms and generative AI work • Engage: Evaluate the impacts of algorithms and generative AI on themselves and society Preparation and Materials Review and prepare to project the Unpacking the Black Box: Explaining Algorithms and AI slideshow Prepare to distribute the Algorithm AIs and Bias Assignment Sheet Prepare to distribu. [...] Show slide 29 and tell students that this can make biases even harder to spot and have them consider the following example: one algorithm scanned thousands of successful and unsuccessful resumes and concluded that the most important qualities of a job applicant were that they played lacrosse and were named “Jared.” ©MEDIASMARTS 2024 www.mediasmarts.ca 7 UNPACKING THE BLACK BOX: EXPLAINING ALGORITH. [...] Now, advance to slide 35 and explain that this process is called a feedback loop and that students might see this in action on platforms like YouTube and Netflix, where the algorithm has gotten so precise that it recommends more and more of the same stuff. [...] The size of the training set and the sophistication of the models means they can make fluent content, and if the training set included the right answer to your question, you might get accurate information – but large language models are also prone to hallucinations, where they will tell you with perfect confidence about things that don’t exist. [...] surprised you or that you didn’t expect? When planning your infographic, ensure that you • How does the way this AI algorithm works impact include: society as a whole? • Are you impacted personally by the bias inherent • A clear definition of AI algorithms as it relates to in this AI? How does that make you feel? If you are your field and an explanation of how they function.