Introduction to AI/ML

Why learn AI/ML?

Algorithms already decide much of what we see, buy and are offered. Understanding them is now part of being literate.

Individual's competence & resilience

Digital literacy

Digital literacy as a new determinant of health: a scoping review — Journal article

Digital literacy impacts quality of life among older adults — Nature article

The impacts of digital literacy on citizen civic engagement: evidence from China — Journal article

Technological literacy and employment: adoption of learning technologies — Journal article

Individual's competence & resilience

Legal literacy

A study on the impact of legal literacy on crime control and prevention — Journal article

Legal literacy: the role of housewives in overcoming phishing criminals — Journal article

Legal awareness and access to justice — Journal article

Significance and role of legal literacy and awareness in establishing the rule of law in India — Journal article

The algorithm: in your pocket

ChatGPT usage statistics 2025 — LLM users

Logos of search engines — Search engines

Smart speakers and personal assistants — Personal assistants

Face unlock on a phone — Face unlock

Endless social media feed — Doom scrolling

Streaming entertainment — Entertainment

Product recommendations — Recommendations

The algorithm: in industry

Amazon warehouse robots moving shelves — Amazon robots

High speed camera inspection — High speed cameras

Automated manufacturing line — Manufacturing

Automated parcel sorting — Logistics

The algorithm: deciding about you

Automated loan and credit decisions — Loans & credit

Map of robotaxi services in 2025 — Robotaxis

Food delivery drone in Shenzhen — Drone delivery

Aadhaar face recognition for ration distribution — Face recognition

AI used in medical diagnosis — Diagnosis

AI used in hiring and firing — AI in HR

A robot performing surgery — Robo surgery

So what do we need?

Digital literacy Legal literacy Competence & resilience AI literacy