Starter quiz
- Match the words to the correct definition.
- generate⇔to create or make something ✓
- artificial intelligence (AI)⇔computer programs that can learn and think in a way similar to humans ✓
- identify⇔to spot or recognise something ✓
- Which statements about AI are true?
- Videos and images need to be real in order to be uploaded to the internet.
- It is easy to identify AI generated images if we look closely.
- AI generated images are commonly found online. ✓
- AI images are rarely used by trusted websites. ✓
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- Somebody could use a fake ______ to steal information, pretend to be somebody else or promote a brand or product.
- 'image' ✓
- Which are ways we can identify if something is AI generated?
- see if it's been posted online
- ask ourselves if it could be real ✓
- look to see it's from a trusted source ✓
- ask ourselves if it looks like a photo
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- Which is the definition for the word 'bias'?
- the reason why someone does something
- the person creating a website or app
- a feeling that influences how you respond to a situation or person ✓
- false or inaccurate information, getting the facts wrong
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- ______ means influencing someone’s emotions to make them do something, for example, by using tactics.
- 'manipulation' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the word with the correct definition.
- content⇔posts, videos, reels or articles put online by a content creator ✓
- algorithm⇔a set of rules used or created by a computer program ✓
- echo chamber⇔a space where we only hear opinions and beliefs similar to our own ✓
- What can influence how content is created, shared and viewed?
- the money it could earn ✓
- the device it's posted on
- the time of day it's posted
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- Content is suggested to us, based on computer ______ that guess what we might enjoy.
- 'algorithms' ✓
- Which of these statements are true?
- Most people think the same way we do.
- People can pay money to advertise their products online. ✓
- One company owns the internet.
- Echo chambers create polarised opinions and can cause problems in society. ✓
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- What are some of the consequences of living in an echo chamber?
- people not respecting each other ✓
- learning about different people's opinions
- people discriminating against each other ✓
- being less likely to believe false information
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Key learning points
- Money influences how content is created, shared and viewed.
- People can pay money to advertise their products or boost their views.
- Content is suggested to us, based on computer algorithms that guess what we might enjoy.
- We are often shown identical content to people who are similar to us, creating an 'echo chamber'.
- Echo chambers create polarised opinions and can cause problems in society.
Common misconception
Most people think the same way as me.
When we use the internet, we are normally shown things that reinforce our current opinions due to social media algorithms and human nature. This means we are often unaware of diverse viewpoints.
Keywords
Influence - the effect that somebody has on the way a person thinks or behaves
Content - posts, videos, reels or articles put online by a content creator
Algorithm - a set of rules used or created by a computer program
Echo chamber - a space where we only hear opinions and beliefs similar to our own
Polarised - when something is split into two very different or opposite opinions, like when people strongly disagree about something
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