Lesson 492 of 1455
Protect Your Face From Being Used in AI Without Permission
AI can make fake versions of you from a single photo. Here is how teens can be careful with their image online.
Builders · Safety & Governance · ~4 min read
The big idea
Modern AI can make a fake video or image of you using just one photo from social media. This is real. Some teens have had this happen. Being a little careful with your image online makes you harder to target.
Some examples
- Be picky about which photos go on public social media (especially face-clear ones).
- Set Instagram, TikTok, and Snap to private if possible.
- Watermark important photos you DO post (most editing apps offer this).
- If you are ever the subject of a deepfake, screenshot it for evidence and tell a trusted adult IMMEDIATELY.
Try it!
Look at your most-public social account. Count how many clear face photos are public. Decide if you are comfortable with that number. Adjust if you want to.
Key terms in this lesson
Practice this safely
Try this with a school, hobby, or family example where the stakes are low. Use the AI output as a draft you can question, not as the final answer.
- 1Ask AI to explain image privacy in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
- 2Give it one detail from "Protect Your Face From Being Used in AI Without Permission" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
- 3Check deepfakes against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.
End-of-lesson quiz
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