This report was created as a product of members of the CivxNow and Listen First coalitions. These insights should be interpreted as a general collective consensus of our learning, not the individual views of a person nor the stance of their organization.
For artificial intelligence (AI) to evolve ways that support knowledge, skills, dispositions, and behaviors that advance social cohesion and strengthen our constitutional democracy, we suggest that policy and practice investments be evaluated on their success at positively affecting the following teaching and learning lenses.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will impact civic outcomes—the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and behavior that promote social cohesion and enable a thriving democracy. The attached chart provides a few high-level examples in each of these areas, along with potential effects as a result of expanding general AI technology.
As Congress grapples with the federal government’s policies towards artificial intelligence (AI), we must invest in teachers’ capacity to develop students’ media literacy skills across the curriculum.