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Reinforcement theory is...
an engineering paradigm concerned with reinforcing existing structures.
a type of machine learning in which undesirable behaviours are punished.
the idea that media tends to reaffirm existing beliefs.
a type of machine learning in which desirable behaviours are rewarded.
2
What is the most likely cause of this?
Random chance.
Purposeful discrimination on behalf of Amazon.
The algorithm was programmed incorrectly.
Imbalanced training data.
3
According to Statista, __ million out of 337 million US citizens were impacted by a data breach in 2021.
56
114
214
298
4
The study had a __% accuracy of determining political affiliation of Twitter users by looking at preferences of friends.
95%
55%
88%
76%
5
__% of older people require a walkthrough to set up a digital device (Xanthios, S. et al. for Medium)
21%
14%
90%
77%
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The description on the previous slide is an example of...
Algorithmic bias.
Reinforcement theory.
Echo chambers.
The digital divide.
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An Electronic Frontier Foundation study found that __% of privacy-conscious users had identifiable browser fingerprints.
21%
84%
62%
>99%
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What is a way to reduce the likelyhood of being severely impacted by a data breach and/or mitigate its effects?
Educate yourself about general online security.
Limit access to your data whenever possible (eg. privacy settings).
Backup critical files to an offline device (eg. external hard drive).
Use secure and unique passwords for your online accounts.
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What is the percentage that goes in the blank on the previous slide?
14%
68%
36%
58%
10
Algorithmic bias is...
when algorithms use sentience to make an independent choice.
when algorithms make incorrect judgments.
when algorithms prioritize one option over another.
when algorithms make repeatable errors that create unfair outcomes.
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The same survey found that people could correctly identify if they were talking to a chatbot or a human __% of the time.
16%
44%
86%
34%
12
Gen Z respondents were the most accurate in identifying AI-generated images, while Baby Boomers were the worst.
True
False
13
A 2022 survey found that __% of people could tell that AI generated music "in the style of Bach" wasn't authentic.
25%
10%
49%
64%
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What is a way to reduce the likelihood of algorithmic bias?
Consider the context that the algorithm is used for.
Design the algorithm with a diverse group of individuals.
Consider a wide range of test cases.
Provide AI systems with a variety of training data.
15
The digital divide refers to...
Competition among monopolistic tech companies (eg. Microsoft vs. Apple).
Growing political division in online communities.
Arithmetic division using logic gates.
The gap between those who have access to technology and those who don't.
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A July 2018 study found that up to ___ million out of 1 billion active Instagram users were bots. (Ghost Data, 2018)
95
298
534
17
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AI has recently been presented as a way to optimize education. What are potential ethical issues associated with this?
Perpetuating bias and discrimination in automated scoring systems.
Compromising students' privacy via face recognition systems.
Taking jobs away from teachers.
Subjecting students to surveillance through personalized learning systems.
