Do you believe everything you read online?
Research shows that our critical thinking skills often falter when we encounter content shared by
friends, making us less likely to question its accuracy and more prone to sharing it ourselves.
This challenge directly addresses this growing concern by exploring how Artificial Intelligence
(AI) can help promote information quality and integrity.
It draws inspiration from the EU H2020 Research project TITAN (https://www.titanthinking.eu/)
that developed an AI tool that combines the principles of the Socratic method and experiential
learning to create an intelligent coaching application. Through interactive dialogues, users are
guided to develop the skills needed to deconstruct media narratives, question assumptions,
recognize biases, discern truth from manipulation, and independently assess the reliability of
content—thereby enhancing critical thinking and media literacy skills, and ultimately contributing
to a more trustworthy, informed, and democratic public sphere.
The CRITICALLY YOURS design challenge will culminate in a 1-day event during TITAN Final
Meeting in Rome, where students from selected schools will have the opportunity to showcase
prototypes and take part in a talk/presentation session discussing their projects.
