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Theory of Knowledge (TOK)

1.2 Optional theme: Knowledge and Technology

Is the Internet Changing What It Means to “Know” Something?

Explore how the internet reshapes access, authority, justification and shared knowledge in IB TOK, while asking whether the meaning of knowledge has changed.

1.2 Optional theme: Knowledge and Technology

Can a Machine Be Said to Know Something?

Explore whether machines can know by comparing information processing, justification, understanding, and agency in IB Theory of Knowledge.

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Every question IB students actually ask.

Theory of Knowledge (TOK)

Is the Internet Changing What It Means to “Know” Something?

Can a Machine Be Said to Know Something?

MYP Subjects

Theory of Knowledge (TOK)

Is the Internet Changing What It Means to “Know” Something?

Can a Machine Be Said to Know Something?

Does Technology Allow Knowledge to Exist Outside of Human Knowers?

What's the Difference Between Data, Information, and Knowledge?

Does Technology Make Unequal Access to Knowledge Worse or Better?

Do Social Media Echo Chambers Reinforce Our Existing Views Instead of Exposing Us to Diverse Ones?

Is Artificial Intelligence Just Processing Information, or Can It Acquire Knowledge?

Can Algorithms Be Biased?

How Do the Tools We Use Shape the Knowledge We Produce?

Can All Knowledge Be Expressed in Words or Symbols?

Is It Possible to Think or Know Something Without Language?

Is Ignorance Ever an Excuse for Unethical Behavior Involving Technology?

Should People Be Held Responsible for the Applications of Technology They Create?

If a Language Dies, Does the Knowledge Held in It Die Too?

Is Speaking a Language an Example of “Knowing How” to Do Something?

In What Ways Can Language Be Used to Persuade or Manipulate People's Emotions?

Is Ambiguity in Language a Flaw, or Does It Contribute Positively to Knowledge?

Do Professional Translators and Interpreters Have Special Ethical Obligations?

Does Ethical Language Work Differently from Other Kinds of Language?

How Are Metaphors Used in Constructing Knowledge?

Why Have Political Leaders Tried to Control or Eradicate Specific Bodies of Knowledge?

To What Extent Are Our Political Views Shaped by Our Upbringing, Education, or Social Class?

Is Being Knowledgeable an Important Quality in a Political Leader?

Why Do Facts Sometimes Fail to Change People's Minds?