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Artificial intelligence (AI) tools and technologies
are increasingly prevalent in society. Many teens interact with AI
devices on a daily basis but often have a limited understanding of
how AI works, as well as how it impacts society more broadly. It
is critical to develop youths’ understanding of AI, cultivate ethical
awareness, and support diverse youth in pursuing computer
science to help ensure future development of more equitable AI
technologies. Here, we share our experiences developing and
remotely facilitating an interdisciplinary AI ethics program for
secondary students designed to increase teens’ awareness and
understanding of AI and its societal impacts. Students discussed
stories with embedded ethical dilemmas, engaged with AI media
and simulations, and created digital products to express their
stance on an AI ethics issue. Across four iterations in formal and
informal settings, we found students to be engaged in AI stories
and invested in learning about AI and its societal impacts. Short
stories were effective in raising awareness, focusing discussion and
supporting students in developing a more nuanced understanding
of AI ethics issues, such as fairness, bias and privacy.
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