COURSE 20Beginner11 IN-DEPTH LESSONS

Society, Law, Policy & Work

Civic and policy literacy: labor economics, academic integrity in education, synthetic media disclosure, EU AI Act, and global governance frameworks.

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Course Syllabus & Units

Unit 1

Society

1 lessons
1.1L0

AI and society

**AI and society** covers how AI systems affect jobs, power, culture, access, and public trust—not only how the math works. International soft-law and hard-law instruments (UNESCO ethics Recommendation, OECD AI Principles, EU AI Act, Cou...

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Unit 2

Work

1 lessons
2.1L0

AI and work

How AI changes **tasks**, **jobs**, **management**, and **power** at work—augmentation, automation, surveillance, and new skills. OECD AI Principles call out labour-market transformation, skills, and responsible workplace use; UNESCO’s e...

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Unit 3

Policy

1 lessons
3.1L0

AI policy snapshots

A **policy snapshot** is a plain-language briefing of major public AI policy directions—using **primary texts** where possible—not rumor threads. Laws change; always re-check dates. **This chapter is educational literacy, not legal advic...

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Unit 4

Access

1 lessons
4.1L0

Accessibility and AI

How AI can **help** accessibility (captions, alt text drafts, voice UIs) and how it can **harm** it (broken interfaces, biased ASR, inaccessible model UIs). UNESCO’s ethics Recommendation emphasizes inclusiveness, fairness/non-discrimina...

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Unit 5

Procurement

1 lessons
5.1L0

Buying AI checklist

A practical **procurement checklist** for choosing AI vendors/tools without getting lost in demos. US federal buyers additionally track OMB AI-related memoranda; private buyers still need eval, privacy, and exit plans. **Not legal advice.**

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Unit 6

Education

1 lessons
6.1L0

Education and AI

How AI changes teaching and learning: tutoring, accessibility, assessment integrity, and equity of access. UNESCO’s ethics Recommendation explicitly elevates education, awareness, and literacy as policy action areas.

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Unit 7

Info

1 lessons
7.1L0

Information ecosystem and AI

How AI reshapes news, search, social feeds, and rumor dynamics—synthetic media, scaled persuasion, and verification habits. EU AI Act transparency examples include chatbots disclosing machine interaction and labeling certain AI-generated...

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Unit 8

Eu

1 lessons
8.1L0

EU AI Act overview

The EU **Artificial Intelligence Act** is the EU’s risk-based regulatory framework for AI. Per European Commission news dated **1 August 2024**, the Act **entered into force** that day, aiming to foster responsible development/deployment...

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Unit 9

Intl

1 lessons
9.1L0

OECD, UNESCO, and Council of Europe frameworks

Three influential **international** reference points: 1. **OECD AI Principles** — Recommendation on responsible stewardship of trustworthy AI (legal instrument page). Defines AI system/lifecycle terms and principles: inclusive growth; hu...

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Unit 10

Us

1 lessons
10.1L0

US NIST, OMB, Copyright, FTC snapshot

A dated literacy pack of major **US federal** reference points from the Topic 12 guide: | Body | What to read | Why | | ---- | ------------ | --- | | **NIST** | AI RMF 1.0 (Jan 26, 2023; NIST AI 100-1)—voluntary, rights-preserving, non-s...

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Unit 11

Crs

1 lessons
11.1L0

Comparing regulatory approaches

A side-by-side **orientation** to how major jurisdictions approach AI governance—useful before reading any single statute. Congressional Research Service report **R48555** (*Regulating Artificial Intelligence: U.S. and International Appr...

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