Abstract Algorithm-driven technologies are transforming our world. Digital algorithms possess the epistemological algorithmic authority to shape, reinforce, and limit society by determining what we see and do not. While some public and private efforts exist to mitigate the harmful effects of these powerful digital technologies, few measures exist to prepare K-12 students for … [Read more...] about The Prevalence of Artificial Intelligence, Surveillance Capitalism, Disinformation, and Biased Algorithms Amplify the Need for Critical Skills Applied to Media
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Algorithms and Climate: An Ecomedia Literacy Perspective
Abstract Drawing on examples of Bitcoin and climate disinformation, this article demonstrates why Big Tech algorithms have a significant environmental impact and how media literacy educators can respond. Big Tech algorithms reinforce the economic models of surveillance and carbon capitalism, which are dependent on two forms of extractivism: data harvesting and resource … [Read more...] about Algorithms and Climate: An Ecomedia Literacy Perspective