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Resource Name
How normal am I?
URL
Citation
Tijmen Schep (2021). How normal am I? Project Sherpa.
Short Description

The website "How normal am I?" is an interactive online experience that aims to raise awareness about facial recognition and artificial intelligence systems. It accesses the user's camera and applies a facial recognition algorithm that judges the user's face, accompanied by an explanatory commentary by the author. By seeing how the algorithm - correctly or incorrectly - estimates one's age, gender, beauty and other factors, the user begins to critically reflect on the use and efficiency of facial recognition systems.

Die Website "How normal am I?" ist ein interaktives Online-Erlebnis, das das Bewusstsein für Gesichtserkennung und Künstliche Intelligenz-Systeme schärfen soll. Es verwendet die Kamera des Nutzers und einen Gesichtserkennungsalgorithmus, der das Gesicht des Nutzers beurteilt, begleitet von einem erklärenden Kommentar des Autors. Indem die Nutzer*innen sehen, wie der Algorithmus - richtig oder falsch - Alter, Geschlecht, Schönheit und andere Faktoren einschätzt, beginnen sie, kritisch über den Einsatz und die Funktionsweise von Gesichtserkennungssystemen nachzudenken.

Creator URL
Creator URL (2)
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Who created the resource?
Individual(s), Other
If 'Other', specify here
"Artist, technology critic and privacy designer"
License
Free (Creative Commons, Public Domain, etc.)
Format
Website
Interactivity
Yes
Personalization
Yes
Languages
English
Domain
Educational, Artistic, Data Visualization
Target Group Age
Teenagers (14-16), Young adults (17-20), Adult learning / University
Target Group Size
Individual (1)
Target Group: Prior knowledge required?
Introduction
If any - What kind of prior knowledge is required?
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Timeframe
Up to 1 hour
Usage
Once
Offline Use possible?
No
Technical Requirements / Accessibility
Internet access, camera (browser needs access to camera; works on computer, tablet or smartphone)
Comment / Feedback
Entertaining and provocative resource that is usually very popular with learners and most remember it even weeks or months later. But: it mostly raises awareness and focusses only on facial recognition / AI, so it's good to combine it with broader educational resources about other kinds of data systems.
Publication Date / Last Updated
2021
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