More Than Robots #66 June 2023
Tell them that I stood in line and I waited - June Jordan
According to the AI prophets, the outlook is either brilliantly bright or cataclysmically dark. So here are a few things that find their way between.
š Research
Social Media and Youth Mental Health
We cannot conclude that social media is sufficiently safe for children and adolescents
Anti-social Media
Some disadvantaged children are seeing violence, sexual content and sometimes illegal material on Snapchat, often daily. And their experiences are a far cry from most peopleās perception of an app where kids send silly messages and pictures
Video Games Research Framework
A best-practice tool for research into video games to improve understanding on how video games have impacted individuals, consumers, communities, industries and societies
Generative AI as a Vector for Harassment and Harm
Generative AI allows for both the automatic creation of harassing or threatening messages, emails, posts, or comments on a wide variety of platforms and interfaces, and its rapid dissemination
Connection Brokers
How educators work within and between social networks to cultivate community digital resilience to support children with disabilities using the Internet
Health Advisory on social media use in Adolescence
10 recommendations to ensure that teens develop healthy social media practices
š§° Resources
Micro:Bit
30 Free Micro:Bit kits for every primary school
Inoculation Videos
Short videos designed to āinoculateā people against misinformation
A Content Moderation Game
A game to test your content moderation skills
Obscene Wealth Simulator
What would you do if you woke up with the resources of the UK's billionaires at your fingertips?
š”Inspiration and opinion
AI and Creative Learning: Concerns, Opportunities, and Choices
Some uses of AI systems will constrain learner agency, focus on āclose-endedā problems, or undervalue human connection and community
The Power of Participatory Projects: Public Media and Gen Z
[Weāre] actively asking young people for what they authentically think. And that act of listeningā¦ in the long term [changes] the workforce, the industry, the perspectives that are being highlighted as valid.
Libraries: Past Present and Future
Our job has always been to be the bridge between people and information ā whatever the technology
ā¦and finally
AI is eating the world - including your camera