Curriculum unit
AI Ethics Debate
A facilitated classroom unit in which students debate AI-related issues from different stakeholder positions.Plan for this page
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- You will leave with
- How privacy, bias, facial recognition and responsible use can involve competing interests and value judgments.
- Before you begin
- The unit recommends a prior foundational AI unit; discussion norms and teacher preparation are important.
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- First read why it was selected, how to use it, and its main limitation.
Prepared next stepContinue on AI for EverybodyAI Ethics DebateHow privacy, bias, facial recognition and responsible use can involve competing interests and value judgments.- It provides a concrete discussion format rather than treating ethics as a list of abstract principles.
- Teachers and students roughly ages 11–18.
- Use only with a trained facilitator, local safeguarding rules and an explicit distinction between evidence, assigned roles and personal beliefs.
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- 02Source
- 03Scope
- 04Review
How privacy, bias, facial recognition and responsible use can involve competing interests and value judgments.
Fit and purpose
Why the resource is here and what to know before beginning.
Why selected
It provides a concrete discussion format rather than treating ethics as a list of abstract principles.Suitable for
Teachers and students roughly ages 11–18.Prerequisites
The unit recommends a prior foundational AI unit; discussion norms and teacher preparation are important.Use and access
How to plan the time, access, and practical requirements.
How to use it
Use only with a trained facilitator, local safeguarding rules and an explicit distinction between evidence, assigned roles and personal beliefs.Language
English.Access
The page is public; verify whether an educator account is needed for specific downloads or classroom assets.Accessibility
Check every video, slide, handout and interactive separately; provide accessible debate materials and non-speaking participation options.Perspective
Nonprofit classroom-curriculum perspective connected to US educational initiatives.Rights
Do not republish handouts or media until the unit’s exact reuse licence is confirmed.Strengths
- Clear participatory structure
- Makes stakeholder trade-offs discussable
Limitations
- Debate can reward rhetoric over evidence without careful facilitation
- Age, jurisdiction and local school policy require adaptation
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