LESSON 5 · AI Explained: From Buzz to Basics
AI Ethics for You
Individuals cannot solve systemic AI ethics alone, but you can make informed choices:
- Demand transparency — support companies and policies that explain how AI makes decisions affecting you
- Question AI decisions — when denied a loan, a job, or a service, ask whether AI was involved and how
- Protect your data — minimize unnecessary data sharing and use privacy tools to limit what companies collect
Support regulation for effective AI governance. Stay skeptical of AI-generated content, from deepfakes to synthetic text, which is becoming indistinguishable from human creation. AI ethics requires ongoing civic engagement, not just technical solutions.