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Proposer

Marta Romeo

Title

Developing a digital ethnographic tool to study AI- teenagers interaction

Goal

Develop a digital diary with Gemini embedded

Description

Teenagers are increasingly turning to AI systems, such as chatbots and recommendation systems, for information, guidance, and even emotional support. While these technologies offer cheap and readily available forms of assistance, they also introduce serious risks: some young users place too much trust in AI, disclosing sensitive information or uncritically accepting advice. Understanding how trust in AI develops within this population is essential for designing safe and equitable AI systems. This is particularly important for these younger demographics, as they face increasing mental health challenges yet are among the hardest to reach with targeted interventions, and are actively targeted by AI-based marketing. With this project, you will help advancing the research around AI-teenagers interactions by developing a new tool in the form of a diary, where users can report how they use AI and their personal consideration on their usage of AI-based systems. The diary will have Gemini embedded in it to further investigate whether and how it would be used in a writing task.

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Difficulty Level

Variable

Ethical Approval

Full

Number Of Students

2

Supervisor

Marta Romeo

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Degrees

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence
Master of Science in Human Robot Interaction