Overview
Contentr (game) & Section 230 reform.
Content Moderation, the practice of determining what user generated content is allowed and/or amplified, places several values important to our society in tension, namely free expression and community safety. The Ethics and Values in Design Lab at University of Maryland is using game play to offer participants the experience of being both a social media start up policy team and a contracted content moderator. More information about the game can be found here. Additionally, in 2021, the game was used as a way to start off a virtual citizen Panel. The official statement for the citizen panel can be found here.
If you would like to use the game in your classroom, feel free to reach out for advice (I would also love to hear how it goes and if you have feedback!)
AI policy oversight co-design and scenario planning
The CodeColloquy book club occasionally hosts community workshops/world cafes that use design thinking and scenario planning to garner public input on a future with AI and the policies needed.
Washtenaw County Consensus Conference on Autonomous Vehicles (2018)
As self-driving cars make the move from science fiction to neighborhood parking lots, their impact on society has become a widespread topic of public debate. In Spring 2018, a group of students from the University of Michigan organized an opportunity for community members to learn about and voice their opinions on what is destined to be a society-altering technology.