To increase public power in AI decision making, we must increase critical AI literacy
We and AI is a nonprofit volunteer social justice organisation supporting greater public input into if and how AI is used.
Our main areas of work are advocacy for critical AI literacy, literacy content design, development and delivery and guidance on developing responsible and inclusive discourse about AI.
Better Images of AI: Free library of realistic images of AI
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Stock images strongly influence the way people think about the topics they illustrate. Research has repeatedly shown that many images of artificial intelligence are misleading and unhelpful. Coordinated by We and AI, Better Images of AI is a non-profit collaboration which runs a free library of more inclusive and transparent images that anyone can use, and a community blog exploring visual narratives of AI.
Advocacy: A call for public (critical) AI literacy in the UK
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The UK Government recently announced the AI Skills Boost. It promised “free AI training for all,” and claimed that the courses will give people the skills needed to use AI tools effectively. We and AI have contributed to articles in Computer Weekly and Tech Policy Press highlighting the inadequacy of both the approach and the courses, and host an Open Letter calling for an investment not just in skills but public literacy.
Image: Zoya Yasmine / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Collection: Ethical implications of AI hype
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We edited a Topical Collection of research articles in the AI and Ethics Journal to explore perspectives on the impact of AI Hype and its ethical implications. The articles in this collection examine the ways in which myths, misrepresentation, and overinflation associated with AI capabilities and performance can influence policy agendas, business decisions, and individuals. The authors of identify how mechanisms such as framing, linguistic devices, terminology, and representation can influence mental models and the trajectory of future developments relating to AI.
Image: Clarote & AI4Media / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Framework: Challenge the inevitability of extractive AI
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With soaring investments into AI technologies and infrastructure and unabating coverage of AI stories in the media, AI is widely perceived as inevitable. However, this perception is shaped by narratives that diminish our agency as humans and present technology as advancing independently from human activity and interests. In response we have created a framework which outlines instances of initiatives actively defying narratives about the inevitability of AI. It explores instances of Resisting, Refusing, Reimagining and/or Reclaiming AI and is a conceptual framework for challenging the power dynamics underpinning AI technologies, in a variety of different ways.
Research: a map of harms encountered by chatbot users
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AI chatbots have been integrated into many aspects of daily life, often with little discussion or acknowledgement of the possible harms that this technology may cause. We conducted a narrative review of the current and potential harms that can be caused through interaction with AI chatbots, and identified and mapped 13 different types of harms to individual users, many which are still hidden.
Image: Hanna Barakat & Archival Images of AI + AIxDESIGN / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Exploring metaphors of AI
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Better Images of AI and We and AI have been exploring the role of visual and narrative metaphors in shaping our understanding of AI. As part of this we invited some researchers who have been conducting different types of research into the topic, to shed light on the ways metaphors can contribute to hype specifically. This informs a project we are conducting on building an annotated AI metaphor database.
Image: Rick Payne and team / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Our mission is to enable the development of critical thinking skills about AI, particularly among those currently most underrepresented in AI decisions and data, and most vulnerable to the consequences of automation. Our focus is to develop accessible interventions to support people in navigating AI narratives and to make informed decisions which genuinely align with their values and interests.
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The different ways Artificial Intelligence is being used to counter the pandemic
The Coronavirus Pandemic has become life changing for all of us wherever we live in the world, the disruption to businesses and our lives unprecedented and profound. We are all facing the challenges of self-isolating, homeworking, home schooling, food shortages, illness and for some loss of our friends, colleagues or loved ones. But never has…
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Create better products and services for a better society
Better AI We help businesses, public and 3rd sector organisations to make more ethical products and services using AI, which are more robust and commercially sound. Consult our community for user research It can be hard to identify the implications and unintended consequences of AI models and use of historic or limited data sets on…
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Bringing together experts and communities
Shape AI together Join our movement of people and groups who want to raise awareness of unintended consequences in the use of Artificial Intelligence. We believe in protecting human rights, which are currently being eroded by unregulated automated systems, and demand that super intelligent systems are not used for bad purposes. Donate skills Our movement…
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How individuals can help to shape AI for good
Dangerous Artificial Intelligence is no longer the stuff of science fiction, it is in your life right now. Get involved in the creation of AI applications An issue in the creation of all technology is that it is often made by a select group of people who share the same kinds of backgrounds and experiences. …
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