Beginner · module B6

Responsible and Safe Use of AI

By the end: Protect personal information, recognise misinformation and bias, and apply the principles of responsible AI to real situations

Covers: Privacy, online safety, misinformation, bias, ethics and healthy habits
Contents: 5 chapters, 21 topics
Time: About 3 hours
Level: Beginner
Your progress: 0 / 21

This module builds on Introduction to Artificial Intelligence. We suggest looking at it first, but the choice is yours.

Chapter 1 Privacy and Online Safety

1.1
Personal Information and Privacy
Information that should never be shared with apps or AI tools
Card sort: safe or unsafe to share?
8 minBeing written
1.2
Digital Footprint
The permanent trail we leave online
Unplugged: footprint detectives
8 minBeing written
1.3
Passwords and Account Security
Strong passwords and two-step verification
Interactive: test password strength
6 minBeing written
1.4
Recognising Scams and Manipulation
Prize messages, fake links and pressure tactics
Interactive: spot the scam
8 minBeing written
1.5
Consent and App Permissions
What informed consent means, and checking what apps can access
Interactive: review an app's permissions
8 minBeing written

2.1
Misinformation and Deepfakes
False content, manipulated videos and why they spread
Interactive: real or deepfake?
10 minBeing written
2.2
Verifying Online Content
Checking sources, dates, reverse image search and lateral reading
Interactive: verify a viral post
8 minBeing written

3.1
What Is Bias in AI?
When an AI treats some people unfairly
Discussion: a voice assistant that misunderstands some accents
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3.2
How Bias Enters AI Systems
Unbalanced data, past decisions and missing groups
Interactive: find the missing group in a dataset
8 minBeing written
3.3
Real-World Cases of AI Bias
Face analysis, a hiring tool and speech recognition
Case study discussion
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3.4
Making AI Fairer
Better data, testing for every group and human review
Interactive: check a model's results group by group
8 minBeing written

4.1
What Is AI Ethics?
Questions of right and wrong in how AI is built and used
Discussion: who is responsible when AI makes a mistake?
8 min Read Activity
4.2
Principles of Responsible AI
Fairness, transparency, privacy, safety, accountability and human oversight
Interactive: match each principle to a situation
8 minBeing written
4.3
Ethical Dilemmas in AI
Hard choices such as a self-driving car in an emergency
Interactive: moral dilemma voting with discussion
10 minBeing written
4.4
Ethical Frameworks
Looking at a decision through rules, consequences and fairness, including the four principles of bioethics
Case study: apply the four principles
10 minBeing written
4.5
AI and the Environment
Energy and water used by AI, and AI used to protect the planet
Discussion
6 minBeing written

5.1
Academic Integrity and AI
Doing your own work, and declaring AI help honestly
Scenario cards: honest or not?
8 minBeing written
5.2
Healthy Use of Technology
Screen time, rest and independent thinking
Self-check
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5.3
Responding to Harmful or Unsafe Content
What to do and whom to tell when something feels wrong
Scenario practice
6 minBeing written
5.4
Responsible Digital Citizenship
Kindness, fairness and respect online
Unplugged: create a group code of conduct
6 minBeing written
5.5
Module Review and Assessment
Recap of the module with a scored quiz
Module quiz with explanations
10 minBeing written