BMBFSFJ-Projekt KIKI
Project Description
Based on a child rights approach, research is conducted in a participatory manner with preschool children on their needs and perspectives, drawing on child ethics, AI ethics, media psychology, applied computer science, and educational professionals. In a model project, materials are developed and tested in collaboration with members of the Elementary Computer Science Research Group (FELI) that, in the spirit of “positive media,” strengthen various rights of children (to play, to participate, to protection, and to privacy) in early childhood and enable preschool teachers to develop a basic understanding of AI mechanisms with children so that they can learn to act independently in digital environments. The focus is on three areas of a basic understanding of AI applications:
a) AI-systems don't work in the same way as humans.
b) AI-systems can generate faulty information.
c) AI-systems collect private data unnoticed.
Experimental psychological research is used to analyze the impact of the measures, particularly with regard to the differential effects of analog and digital materials. Cooperation with three local and national partner organisations ensures access to the field for the participatory elements and enables the widespread dissemination of the tested measures.
Material
Material for the project is being developed, among other sources, based on HABA games on the topic of “AI unplugged,” for which Ute Schmid served as a consultant during their development:
- »Maschinelles Lernen« (2020) (transl. Machine Learing)
- »Neuronale Netze« (2020) (transl. Neural Networks)
- »Pfadfinder-Algorithmus« (2022) (transl. Pathfinding-Algorithm)