For College Students

60 minutes7 experiences

For College Students

Ages 18-22

Confront the full complexity: hidden labor exploitation, environmental costs exported to rural communities, AI safety theater, and systematic discrimination. Hands-on experiences building both harmful and resistance tools. End with actionable commitments.

⏱️ 60 minutes
📍 7 stops
👥 College students (ages 18-22)

Scroll down to begin your journey. Each experience builds on the last.

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game

The Bias Machine

Can AI be objective if humans are not?

Train an AI to approve mortgages. Watch it learn digital redlining—discriminating by zip code as a proxy for race, even when demographics are hidden. Based on real cases: Berkeley study found $250-500M/year in discriminatory charges, HUD settlements, and Chicago Tribune exposés showing 2.5x denial rates for Black applicants.

⏱️ 5 minheavy
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investigation

The Ghost Workers

Who labels your training data?

An investigative exposé revealing the hidden human cost of AI. Kenyan workers paid $1.32/hour to review traumatic content. Real data, real testimonials, real consequences.

⏱️ 5 minheavy
3
investigation

The Energy Bill

Who really pays for your free AI?

Track your daily AI usage and calculate the energy cost. Then discover who really pays: Mesa, Arizona (Meta data centers, 905M gallons water, extreme drought). West Des Moines, Iowa (Microsoft, 70M gallons, city's largest water user). Northern Virginia (AWS, 102 data centers, 70% of world's internet). Small towns sacrifice water, energy, and quality of life for your free ChatGPT.

⏱️ 4 minmedium
4
game

Jailbreak the AI

Can you break through the guardrails?

A choose-your-own-adventure through real jailbreak attempts. Follow DAN, Grandma exploits, Bing Sydney, and other documented prompt injection techniques. Learn why AI alignment is fundamentally hard—and why the cat-and-mouse game never ends.

⏱️ 5 minmedium
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investigation

When Seeing Isn't Believing

How did deepfakes evolve from warning to weapon?

Journey through 4 real deepfake cases (2018-2024): Obama PSA warning, Tom Cruise TikTok perfection, Zelenskyy war propaganda, $25.6M Arup video call heist. Watch how the technology evolved from detectable fakes to perfect simulations. Understand the real risks: financial fraud, political manipulation, wartime propaganda, non-consensual deepfakes. Learn how to protect yourself when video can no longer be trusted.

⏱️ 5 minmedium
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creative

Write Your AI Bill of Rights

What rights should humans have?

Draft your own AI Bill of Rights like the US Constitution. Select from 10 potential rights (notification, explanation, opt-out, correction, human review, data deletion, non-discrimination, meaningful consent, privacy, compensation). See real scenarios showing how each right changes lives: job applications, loans, medical diagnosis, welfare, sentencing. Based on real events: Amazon hiring tool, Apple Card bias, COMPAS, Dutch welfare scandal, Clearview AI. Sign and share your bill.

⏱️ 4 minmedium
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creative

Ethical AI Manifesto

What are your principles?

Write your own manifesto: up to 10 principles for ethical AI. Get inspired by examples (transparency, human oversight, ethical sourcing, bias reduction, privacy protection, creator compensation). Choose your style (Bold Declaration, Signed Letter, Numbered List). Sign it with your name. Copy it, share it, use it as your decision-making framework. Make your values public. Hold yourself and others accountable.

⏱️ 4 minmedium

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33.3 | The Invisible Side of AI