This guest episode discusses the impact that artificial intelligence has on our youngest digital citizens. Join us as we delve into children’s reactions to AI devices, the benefits and risks, and the role libraries can play as digital literacy educators.
Created by:
Mikaela LeBlanc
Gift Nwokoloh
Joelle Reiniger
Amanda Robinson
References:
American Library Association. (February 4, 2019). “Artificial Intelligence.” https://www.ala.org/tools/future/trends/artificialintelligence.
Andries, V., & Robertson, J. (2023). “Alexa doesn’t have that many feelings”: Children’s understanding of AI through interactions with smart speakers in their homes. Available as ArXiv preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.05597
CFLA-FCAB. (n.d.). CFLA Statement: AI and Copyright and its application in Cultural Heritage Institutions. http://cfla-fcab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CFLA-FCAB_Statement_on_AI__Authorship-1.docx.pdf
CFLA-FCAB & CARL-ABRC. (2022). Brief to the Government of Canada: Consultation on a Modern Framework for Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. http://cfla-fcab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CFLA-CARL-Brief-Artificial-Intelligence-and-the-Internet-of-Things.pdf
International Federation of Library Associations. (2020). IFLA Statement on Artificial Intelligence. https://repository.ifla.org/bitstream/123456789/1646/1/ifla_statement_on_libraries_and_artificial_intelligence-full-text.pdf.
Kewalramani, S., Kidman, G., & Palaiologou, I. (2021). Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Interfaced Robotic Toys in Early Childhood Settings: A Case for Children’s Inquiry Literacy. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 29(5), 652–668. https://doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1080/1350293X.2021.1968458
Komando, K. (2023, July 6). “AI GPT-powered smart toys are coming for the holidays. How to keep your kids safe.” USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2023/07/06/ai-toys-kids-parents/70374598007/.
Nelson, J. (2023, August 5).” How Does AI Affect Kids? Psychologists Weigh In.” Emerge. https://decrypt.co/151434/ai-effects-on-kids-children.
Szklarski, C. (2023, August 24). Parents take crash course on advancing tech as AI, chatbots enter classroom.(News)(artificial intelligence). Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada), A6. https://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edscpi&AN=edscpi.A761982198&site=eds-live&scope=site
Smith, J., & de Villiers-Botha, T. (2023). Hey, Google, leave those kids alone: Against hypernudging children in the age of big data. AI & SOCIETY: Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Communication, 38(4), 1639–1649. https://doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1007/s00146-021-01314-w
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- Show
- FrequencyMonthly series
- Published26 February 2024 at 01:21 UTC
- Length23 min
- Season8
- Episode4
- RatingClean