How can you tell they’ve got it: AI and Fairness in Decisions?

If they’ve got it, you’ll see things like: Give an example of an important decision that AI might help make (hiring, medical diagnosis, loan approval); Explain why letting AI make decisions about people can be risky if the system is biased; Suggest who should be responsible if an AI system makes an unfair decision. Or just try it together: If your child learned that a computer program was deciding who gets a job interview, could they explain why that might be unfair and who should be responsible?

Computing Artificial Intelligence Ages 9–11

AI and Fairness in Decisions

Your child can explain why letting a computer pick who gets a job can be unfair. They know someone must answer for a bad choice.

In curriculum terms

Whether AI should make important decisions about people: jobs, loans, justice; who is responsible when AI makes unfair decisions; introduction to algorithmic fairness

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How to tell they’ve got it

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Give an example of an important decision that AI might help make (hiring, medical diagnosis, loan approval)
Explain why letting AI make decisions about people can be risky if the system is biased
Suggest who should be responsible if an AI system makes an unfair decision

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Try this together

If your child learned that a computer program was deciding who gets a job interview, could they explain why that might be unfair and who should be responsible?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

Bias in AI Systemsages 9–11Must understand bias before examining fairness in high-stakes AI decisions

Humans Versus Machinesages 7–9Human vs machine comparison provides context for when AI should/shouldn't decide

AI and Fairness in Decisionsthis skill · ages 9–11

Unlocks

Designing Fair AI Rulesages 9–11Must understand AI fairness before designing responsible AI systems

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Where this fits in the official school curriculum — our best automated guess, not yet checked by a person.

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

Nearby on the map

AI and the Environmentages 9–11 AI and the Future of Workages 9–11 AI Data Collection and Privacyages 9–11 Bias in AI Systemsages 9–11

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