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AI Can Make Fake Things Look Real
AI can make fake pictures, fake videos, and fake voices that look and sound real.
Explorers · Ethics & Society · ~24 min read
AI Can Make Fake Things Look Real
AI can make fake pictures, fake videos, and fake voices that look and sound real. Knowing this is important for trusting what you see online.
A photo of someone could be totally fake. A video clip might never have happened. A voice might be cloned.
Three places to be extra careful
- Surprising photos that you have never seen anywhere else
- Videos where someone says something out of character
- Voices on phone calls asking for unusual things
Key terms in this lesson
The big idea: AI can fake almost anything online. Pause before sharing surprising things.
Practice this safely
Try this with a low-stakes example and a trusted adult nearby. The goal is to notice how AI talks about synthetic media, not to let it make the decision for you.
- 1Ask AI to explain synthetic media in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
- 2Give it one detail from "AI Can Make Fake Things Look Real" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
- 3Check source check against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.
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