AI & Algorithms
What does AI stand for?
Artificial Intelligence
What is critical ignoring?
Intentionally choosing not to give attention to information that is distracting, misleading, or not worth engaging with.
professional-looking website is always a trustworthy source.
False.
What is a source in research?
The original location or origin of information, such as a book, article, study, or interview.
What does PII stand for?
Personally Identifiable Information.
What is an algorithm?
A set of steps or instructions used to complete a task or solve a problem.
A pop-up announces that you've won a free phone and tells you to click a link. What should you do?
Close or ignore the pop-up without clicking the link.
“The blue whale is the largest living animal.” Is this a fact or an opinion?
Fact. It can be checked using evidence.
What is the term for giving credit to the source of information used in your research?
Citation.
Which is more sensitive to share publicly: your favorite ice cream flavor or your home address?
Your home address.
A video app recommends more basketball videos after you watch and like several basketball clips. What information is its recommendation algorithm using?
Your activity or engagement history, including videos watched and liked.
A video title says, “You Won't BELIEVE What Happened Next!” to attract viewers without explaining the actual content. What is this technique called?
Clickbait.
A website has a .org address. Does that guarantee its information is accurate?
No. A .org domain does not guarantee credibility.
Three websites repeat the same unusual animal fact word for word. Does this prove that three independent sources verified the claim?
No. They may all have copied the same original source.
A student posts a photo showing their school name, sports jersey, and a nearby street sign. What privacy risk does this create?
The details could help someone identify or locate the student.
An AI chatbot invents a scientific study and presents it as real. What is this type of AI error called?
An AI hallucination.
Someone deliberately posts an outrageous statement to make others angry and start arguments. What is this behavior commonly called?
Trolling.
website, you open other tabs to investigate its author, organization, and claims. What research strategy are you using?
Lateral reading.
A news article summarizes a scientific experiment. The original research paper is also available. Which one is the primary source for the experiment's findings?
The original research paper.
A personality quiz asks for your pet's name, first school, and mother's maiden name. These details are sometimes used for what type of account protection?
Security questions used for account recovery or identity verification.
A student watches videos supporting one opinion. Soon, almost every recommended video supports that opinion. What is the term for an online information environment that repeatedly reinforces someone's existing views?
A filter bubble.
A misleading post gets hundreds of angry comments. The platform then recommends it to more users. What measurable signal is the algorithm likely using to increase its reach?
Engagement, such as comments, replies, reactions, and shares.
A social media post published today links to a 2019 article predicting a scientific discovery and claims the discovery happened today. What specific evidence is missing?
Current confirmation that the discovery actually occurred. The old prediction does not prove the new claim.
An AI chatbot gives you a quotation attributed to a scientist. You locate the cited article, but the quotation does not appear in it. Can you present those words as a verified direct quotation from that article?
No. The quotation is unverified and should not be attributed to that source.
A student uses a nickname for an online game, but their public profile links to an account showing their real name and school. What privacy concept explains how someone could discover their identity?
Linkability: connecting information across accounts to identify a person.