Puzzled By ChatGPT? No more! A Jigsaw Puzzle to Promote AI Literacy and Awareness

TL;DR

This paper presents a game-based jigsaw puzzle designed to enhance public AI literacy by visually explaining AI concepts, capabilities, and societal impacts through collaborative, interactive play.

Contribution

It introduces an innovative, visual, and interactive puzzle tool that combines storytelling and expert insights to promote understanding of AI in informal settings.

Findings

The puzzle effectively engages users in learning about AI.

It combines visual storytelling with expert knowledge.

The approach fosters informal AI literacy and awareness.

Abstract

The rapid adoption of Generative AI, including LLM-based chatbots like ChatGPT, has highlighted the need for accessible ways to support public understanding and AI literacy. To address this need, we introduce a game-based, interactive approach in the form of a jigsaw puzzle whose completed image is a comic-based infographic illustrating the workings, capabilities, limitations, and societal implications of these technologies. Each comic sketch also functions as a standalone informational card, providing focused explanations of specific facets of AI use, design, and impact. The visual content was created in a live collaborative session with a professional illustrator and a multidisciplinary group of experts and non experts, combining structured knowledge with informal, exploratory reflections shared during the discussion. By integrating hands-on assembly, visual storytelling, and collaborative interaction, the puzzle provides an engaging and playful tool for exploring the mechanisms, perks, and perils of AI systems in informal learning contexts.