AI Ethics Course
🎯 About This Course
Empowering students to use AI responsibly, guiding technology toward good, and building the ability to recognise malicious misuse (Deepfake, online fraud, privacy violations) to defend human rights and integrity in the digital age.
📋 Course Details
- 👥 For: Secondary students (aged 12–18)
- 🗣️ Language: Cantonese instruction, with Chinese / English materials
- 👨🏫 Instructors: Mr. Shadow Shia & Mr. Tim Yu
- ⏱️ Duration: 30 – 120 minutes
- 🎯 Format: Lectures, case studies, role-play and interactive group discussion
📚 Course Outline
1. 🏁 Introduction: The Power in Your Pocket
💥 Icebreaker: "With great power comes great responsibility — the AI edition" 🦸♂️🦸♀️
🎬 Live 30-second demo: See how AI generates shockingly realistic fake images 🖼️ or cloned voices 🗣️ in seconds!
❓ Core question: AI can write an essay in seconds, but can it tell right from wrong?🤔
2. ⚠️ The Dark Side: How AI Is Used to Harm
👺 Threat 1 | Deepfake & Fraud: Voice cloning 🎙️ for fake emergency calls, or fake videos spreading misinformation 📰.
🕵️♂️ Threat 2 | Cyberbullying & Privacy: The danger of uploading a classmate's photos 📸 or messages 💬 into AI tools without consent.
⚖️ Threat 3 | Algorithmic Bias & Discrimination: Biased training data 📊 leading to unfair judgements ❌.
3. 🎮 Interactive Case Study: "Justice Hero vs Tech Villain"
🗳️ Quick "👍 agree / 👎 disagree" voting through 3 scenarios:
- 🦸♂️ Scenario A: Using AI to help a newly-arrived classmate translate homework (Justice Hero — promoting inclusion)
- 🦹♂️ Scenario B: Generating an embarrassing fake video of a classmate and posting it online (Tech Villain — violating consent)
- 🦹♂️ Scenario C: Using a face-swap filter to post anonymous abusive comments (Tech Villain — harassment)
4. 📜 The Digital Hero Code: Three Golden Rules
- 🤝 The Consent Rule: Never upload another person's photos, voice or private text into an AI model without clear authorisation.
- 🔍 The Truth Rule: Always verify before sharing AI-generated content — never become a spreader of fake news or scams.
- ❤️🔥 The Human-in-the-Loop Rule: AI is a tool 🛠️, not a decision-maker. Never let algorithms replace your empathy, fairness and moral judgement.
5. 🎁 Q&A and Wrap-up
🌟 Technology is neutral, but your choices are not! Become a generation that uses AI for good 🎉.
🌈 Expected Outcomes
💡 Knowledge & Awareness
- 🛡️ Recognise AI risks: see through Deepfake scams and voice-cloning traps
- 🔒 Protect digital privacy: respect your own and others' digital rights
- 📊 Understand algorithmic bias: don't blindly trust or spread unverified content
🚀 Skills & Behaviour Change
- 🤝 Honour the consent rule: never upload or process others' data without permission
- 🔍 Build a verification habit: "check first, share later"
- 🙅♂️ Reject cyberbullying: never abuse AI for anonymous harassment
❤️ Values & Attitudes
- 🌟 Commit to tech-for-good: use AI as a "good helper" for learning and inclusion
- ⚖️ Keep humans in the loop: algorithms cannot replace empathy and moral responsibility
- 🛡️ Live the Hero Code: exert positive influence at school and online
💰 Pricing
HK$1,100 per 60 minutes (for Kowloon and Hong Kong Island residents only).
Holistic AI Ethics Education vs Traditional Tech Education
Why learn to be a good person, not just use the tool
| Dimension | Traditional Tech Education | Holistic AI Ethics Education |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Technology, tool operation | Value judgement, ethical thinking |
| Method | One-way delivery | Case discussion, interactive reflection |
| Perspective | Tech is neutral | Tech + humanity + responsibility |
| Goal | Knowing how to use AI | Using AI responsibly, for good |
| Humanity | Learning technique, chasing efficiency | Honesty + wholeness: the humanity AI cannot replace |
| What you learn | Rules — memorising steps and techniques for specific situations | A model / system — one holistic pattern, applied to every situation |