Why We Need AI Literacy
Reason #5: Just because you CAN develop an algorithm, doesn’t mean you SHOULD
In recent years, jobs across all levels require understanding and usage of technology. As a result, computer and digital literacy is the #1 entry-level skill needed in the job market.
Computer literacy allows us to engage with society — finding a job, ordering takeout, searching an answer to a question — in ways previously unimaginable. Similarly, AI literacy is becoming increasingly necessary as well, as artificial intelligence systems become more integrated into our daily lives.
Jordan Harrod, a Harvard-MIT Ph.D. student and AI education YouTuber gave an excellent talk on the importance of AI literacy at TEDxBeaconStreet last year.
Here are the top five lessons I learned from her TEDx talk.
1. Knowing how humans and algorithms interact helps us.
AI literacy: a person’s ability to confidently understand and interact with AI-based systems
