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The Algowatch project and the Centre for Teacher Training of the Sintra School Association (CFAE Sintra) organised an in-service training course titled “Media, Algorithm, and Artificial Intelligence Literacy for All,” which took place on 6 and 20 November 2024, with the participation of 104 teachers. Spanning six hours, the certified training focused on topics such as the definition and evolution of AI, its applications in education, and strategies for teaching AI concepts to students in compulsory education. Lesson plans and … Read More

The Algowatch project was one of the highlighted initiatives in the Media & Learning webinar on 20 November 2024, focusing on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in education. The researcher Vitor Tomé presented the key aspects of Algowatch, which aims to enhance AI literacy among educators and students. The session addressed the important challenges of educating teachers about AI’s workings, its potential, limitations, and ethical implications, ensuring both groups are adequately prepared to navigate and utilise AI technologies effectively. … Read More

“Learning About and With AI: A Natural Project of the School Library” was the central theme of Vitor Tomé’s presentation at the XXVII Meeting of the Leiria Library Network on 16 November 2024.  In addition to a brief presentation on the Algowatch project, Tomé outlined the dynamic challenges that libraries currently face, transforming from bastions of knowledge into adaptable centres responding to the digital age. Issues such as digital exclusion and the need for equitable access to both traditional and … Read More

The French team of Algowatch, Savoir Devenir, facilitated engaging workshops at the “Critical Thinking Encounters” event in Bastia, France, on 18 October 2024. This initiative aimed at testing their new quizzes on the role of AI and algorithms in information usage, focusing on critical thinking and misinformation in the realms of sport and health. The workshops utilised the ‘Health and Well-being’ quiz from the European Algowatch.eu programme with 20-24-year-old students. Participants shared their thoughts and feelings about AI, often associating … Read More

The Algowatch Maynooth team were present at European Researchers Night in Ireland, on Friday, 27 September between 4 – 8pm in the Douglas Hyde Gallery in Trinity College Dublin, and presented for the first time a demo of the Algowatch game to researchers and the public. The event took place Over 800 people passed through the exhibition on the night. The game was set up on two laptops and people were invited to play and provide written feedback via a QR … Read More

The Algowatch project hosted an interactive activity titled “Challenges with Algorithms” during the European Researchers’ Night, on September 27th, at the Botanical Garden in Lisbon. From 8:00 PM to 11:30 PM, researchers Vitor Tomé and Ana Pinto Martinho engaged with approximately 100 visitors at the stand of the Research Centre for Sociology Studies at ISCTE. Participants were invited to complete one of the quizzes available on the project’s website, offered in English, French, or Portuguese, followed by a brief evaluation … Read More

Divina Frau-Meigs, President of Savoir Devenir, presented the Algowatch project during the online conference “Responsible Artificial Intelligence”, organized on July 9th, by the EPALE network, the ERASMUS platform dedicated to adult continuous training in Europe, specifically for its French community. Tha Algowatch’s leading researcher contributed to the first roundtable, which centered on the stakes for the continuous training of citizens, and detailed the Algowatch background, objectives, and the resources being developed. A link to the Algowatch project was shared during … Read More

Prof Aphra Kerr from Maynooth University, Ireland, presented a paper titled ‘Should Algo- and AI literacy be part of Media & Information Literacy (MIL), and How? (Preliminary) Results from a meta-analysis’  to the Media Education section at the International Association for Media and Communications Research conference in Christchurch New Zealand on the 4th of July, 2024. Co-authored with Prof Divina Frau Meigs, Lana Ciboci Perša, Vitor Tome and Igor Kanižaj from the Algowatch project the presentation reported on the initial … Read More

The second face-to-face meeting of the Algowatch project took place on 4 and 5 June at the premises of Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, in Portugal, and was attended by seven members of the research team, joined by three more online. As well as taking stock of the project, the team discussed the production of the quizzes and eye openers, as well as the competences associated with the video game currently being produced by the project team. The team … Read More

To address the democratic challenges related to AI, it is necessary to mobilize all stakeholders: journalists, as well as civil society and cultural mediators. The statement comes from Divina Frau-Meigs, the principal investigator of the Algowatch project, and was made at the European Festival of Journalism and Media Literacy, held in Florence, Italy, from March 14th to 16th. Divina Frau-Meigs took part in a debate on ‘AI and journalism: navigating the intersection of economics, ethics, policy and democracy, during which … Read More

Divina Frau-Meigs was the first keynote speaker at EMINENT 2023, the annual conference of European Schoolnet, held on 5-6 December 2023 in Rome under the title “Empowering Schools with Digital Skills”.… Read More

‘Empowering users through media and information literacy responses to the evolution of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI)’ is the title of UNESCO’s policy brief, which was presented at the Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence held in Kranj, Slovenia, on 5 and 6 February. “A year ago, we were all in panic mode, not only us but also the inventors of AI, discussing the existential risk, pleading for AI governance, and so on. But we are beyond this stage … Read More

Divina Frau-Meigs was the first keynote speaker at EMINENT 2023, the annual conference of European Schoolnet, held on 5-6 December 2023 in Rome under the title “Empowering Schools with Digital Skills”.… Read More

The Algowatch project was presented during the virtual meeting of the Media Literacy Expert Group of the European Commission, held on 24 November 2023, in which also participated representatives of the European Digital media Observatory (EDMO) as well as of the 14 regional EDMO hubs, whose mission is to tackle disinformation.… Read More

The Algowatch kick off meeting took place at Maison de la Recherche in Paris, on 11-12 November 2023.… Read More