A worksheet supports critical thought and discussion about how different stakeholders have different types of power
Overview: Â Socio-technical AI literacy requires knowledge of power and stakeholders. These slides linked below support learning youth-friendly definitions of 'Power' (the ability to do, control, or change something) and 'Stakeholder' (a person or group that have interest in, created, or are impacted by the technology). Learners are then presented with different scenarios about AI. A worksheet supports mapping out how stakeholders may have different levels of power in the AI scenarios and prompts learners to deliberate more responsible AI. An optional, supplemental design booklet supports learners in designing a re-imagined future, considering what a more fair outcome could be and the stakeholders involved.
Audience: Middle school-aged youth
Notes:
Power and stakeholders are complex topics. These activities are a starting point to support critical discussion about how stakeholders have different power with AI.
Prior to this activity, an in-depth and open-ended discussion about what fairness means will help add context and set the tone.
This work is currently in progress and more will be added in this place. We are currently developing further tools to support critical thinking about power and stakeholders.
Research Publication:
Scenarios help ground understanding in common, concrete examples
Engaging and simple ways of defining key terms
This slide deck covers the basics of power and stakeholders, which are defined and grounded in two example AI scenarios: 'PictureMake' a generative AI that outputs (biased) images, and an AI-power delivery robot that blocks the sidewalks.
Power and Stakeholders.pdfThis is a double sided worksheet that accompanies the above slide deck.
Power and Stakeholders Worksheet.pdfThis booklet supports re-imaging through design what a fairer outcome could be. This double-sided booklet can be printed out and folded.
Stakeholders and Power Supplemental Booklet.pdf