Digital Directions 2020 - Session 4 - Media Literacy in the Machine-learning Era
2020
Digital Directions 2020 - Session 4 - Media Literacy in the Machine-learning Era
2020
Is seeing still believing? In 2020, deepfakes have gone mainstream, from a TV ad to a social media parlour game. These are benign examples that bely an alarming technological arms race occurring in the world of AI, one that includes the personal intrusion of technology and the amplification of sexual violence. Join this session to hear experts discuss the impact of machine-learning technology on our ability to critically assess media online, what problems and opportunities digital technology provides to help us identify this manipulation and what education tools are available to support digital media literacy.
Is seeing still believing? In 2020, deepfakes have gone mainstream, from a TV ad to a social media parlour game. These are benign examples that bely an alarming technological arms race occurring in the world of AI, one that includes the personal intrusion of technology and the amplification of sexual violence. Join this session to hear experts discuss the impact of machine-learning technology on our ability to critically assess media online, what problems and opportunities digital technology provides to help us identify this manipulation and what education tools are available to support digital media literacy.
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