Author: We and AI Team
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The growing call for public (critical) AI literacy in the UK
Skills-based digital literacy has failed to provide public benefit. So why is upskilling the UK’s only plan? As part of a range of bombastic statements about the UK’s uncritical embracing of AI in everything, the Government recently announced the AI Skills Boost. It promised “free AI training for all,” and claimed that the courses will…
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The Hidden Harms of Chatbot Use – Mapped
A broad taxonomy of AI chatbot harms caused to individual users Introduction At We and AI we have been concerned by the lack of awareness of the wide range of harms caused by AI chatbots for a long time. Despite the huge encouragement to use chatbots as companions, coworkers, doctors, teachers, counsellors, life advisors, friends,…
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Exploring Community Visions of AI and Public Good through Critical AI Literacy
Sharing the learning from an intervention to gain deeper insights in public deliberation In late 2024, We and AI were commissioned by the Ada Lovelace Institute on their project ‘Making good’, to provide a critical AI literacy programme. Through deliberative engagement with communities in Belfast, Brixton and Southampton, the research explored how people feel about…
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Three barriers to fostering critical AI literacies
We have been enjoying working with Professor Kathryn Conrad to define some key elements of critical AI literacy, including how it differs from AI and digital literacy, and why it is currently needed as an addition to AI literacy. There is a growing recognition of the need for ways of learning about AI that address…
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Deepfakes and Synthetic Media Workshops
With the rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT and image generators, deepfakes have become more convincing and widespread. Anyone with access to a computer can replace a person’s face on-screen with another’s, or create a convincing impression of a person’s voice using speech synthesis. While these technologies may have creative and educational uses, they…
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Free online webinar to explore research on the ethical implications of AI Hype, by We and AI on 23th Sep 2024
*** Explores the overinflation and misrepresentation of AI capabilities, featuring insights from over 30 experts across various disciplines.*** Examines AI hype’s impact on public discourse, policy, business, and more. **** Hosted by We and AI, a nonprofit focused on AI literacy for critical thinking. [London, 2024.09.09]: We and AI, a nonprofit organisation committed to enabling…
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Free online course “Living with AI” is back – tell your friends!
News: The second run of a five-week free course for anyone on AI starts on the 15th January 2023 We were delighted to work with The Scottish AI Alliance designing content for their course designed to give the general public of Scotland (and beyond!) an introduction to the world of AI. The course was to…
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CogX Festival 2021 – Our thoughts so far
“How do we get the next 10 years right?” This question, posed as the theme of CogX 2021’s hybrid festival, is certainly an intriguing one. Ten years in tech is a long time, especially when we consider the speed of innovation during the pandemic. We’ve written up our thoughts on Day 1 in case you…
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Is AI biased (and is that our fault)?
Have you been hearing a lot about artificial intelligence at work or in your personal life, and thinking you should know more? Join Kevin and Peju for an exploration of what AI is really about, why you should care, and what questions you need to be asking. To kick-off the series, Kevin and Peju are…
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We and AI is on the airwaves
Join us as we investigate invisible AI in our new podcast series You might have heard whispers on the AI grapevine. Maybe Alexa told you. But we can finally confirm the rumours: We and AI is making a podcast! Our first series is called ‘Investigating the Invisible’, and it’s all about surfacing and questioning the…