IB Digital Society 1.1A Introduction to Digital Society Key Definitions

Technologies, applications, and platforms that create, store, process, and distribute digital data and information. Smartphones, social media platforms, AI assistants, and robots are all digital systems.

A machine learning application that identifies or verifies a person from an image or video by comparing patterns in their facial features against stored data.

The effects and outcomes that a digital system has actually produced for people and communities.

The opportunities and risks a digital system raises going forward, as distinct from effects that have already happened.

The individuals and groups affected by digital systems, including users, developers, regulators, and those excluded from access. Different people and communities often make competing claims.

A specific, existing instance involving a digital system, used to ground an inquiry. A general category such as social media or AI does not count; the example must be specific and real.