Module Check: AI, Media, and Information
You have covered a lot of ground in this module. You started by seeing how AI quietly curates nearly everything you encounter online. You went under the hood of recommendation systems. You examined the attention economy, filter bubbles, echo chambers, AI and the news, the real benefits and risks of personalization, and the practical skills for informed citizenship. You even conducted your own feed audit. This lesson ties it all together.
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Module Quiz
A platform AI is trained to maximize daily watch time. A user study later finds that users who watch more feel worse about their day. What does this reveal about the AI's design?
Why does collaborative filtering sometimes fail for a brand-new user?
You share a striking video claiming a public figure said something shocking. Later you learn the video was AI-generated and the quote was fabricated. Which concept does this illustrate?
Which of the following would be the most effective first step in reducing your filter bubble on a social platform?
What makes lateral reading more effective than carefully reading a suspicious source on its own?
A news headline reads: 'Scientists Secretly Admit Climate Change Is Fake.' You feel immediate outrage. According to this module, what should your first move be?
Module Synthesis: Your Media Manifesto
- This final activity asks you to synthesize everything you have learned in Module M3 into a personal document you can actually use.
- Step 1 — What I Now Know: Write three things you understand about AI and media that you did not know before this module. Be specific — use the vocabulary from the module.
- Step 2 — My Feed Audit Findings: Briefly summarize the most important finding from your feed audit in Lesson 9. What surprised you? What confirmed something you suspected?
- Step 3 — My Commitments: Write three specific, concrete commitments about how you will manage your information environment going forward. Each commitment should be specific enough that someone else could verify whether you kept it (for example, not 'I will be more careful online' but 'I will use lateral reading before sharing any story about a current event').
- Step 4 — One Question I Still Have: Write one genuine question this module left you with — something you are still uncertain about or want to investigate further.
- Step 5 — Share: Exchange your manifesto with a classmate. Read theirs. Write one sentence of honest feedback: what resonated, and what would you push them to think about more deeply?