Defending Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (Screen Reader Accessible Course)

Course overview

Whether you've used social media, a navigation app or a picture filter, chances are that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has impacted you. It's not just you — AI is impacting human rights worldwide, and this course will inform and educate you on how your rights are affected by AI, and how you can be empowered to guard these rights. UNESCO and UNITAR jointly launched a new, short online learning course on AI and Human Rights for youths aged 16 to 24. Experts break down complex concepts about AI into straight forward activities built around our daily technology interactions. The course focuses on how freedom of expression, right to privacy and the right to equality are impacted using AI. This course is compatible with screen readers to ensure that individuals with visual impairments can access, navigate, and engage with the course content seamlessly.

The full course includes

1. Introduction
2. Freedom of Expression | Part 1
3. Freedom of Expression | Scenarios
4. Right to Privacy | Part 1
5. Right to Privacy | Part 2
6. Right to Privacy | Scenarios
7. Right to Equality
8. Right to Equality | Scenarios
9. Summary and Conclusion