ASC320 - Conspiracies, Misinformation, and Hatred in the Age of AI
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | At least eight credit points towards your degree |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
| Note: | While this unit will discuss the social changes around sexual identity and the internet, as well as sex crimes on the net, students will not be required to, nor be able to, access internet pornography sites. University policy clearly states that users of university servers are prohibited from accessing pornographic or other such sites and the unit team thoroughly endorses this policy |
Content
How can we tackle misinformation, conspiracies, and hatred while balancing the challenges of political manipulation and the need to protect free speech? This unit equips students with the tools to critically analyse these complex issues, navigate polarised debates, and evaluate their societal impacts.
Through the analysis of engaging case studies of hate crimes and terrorism, this unit introduces students to the potential of computational social science. It explores how AI tools can process vast amounts of data to examine how digital platforms shape narratives, drive social conflict, and link online activity to real-world harm.
By integrating social science theories and methods, students will analyse the roles of governments, tech companies, and civil society in tackling these issues, gaining skills to interpret and address the challenges of our increasingly AI-driven world.
Unit Fee Information
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