Lesson 1126 of 1169
AI and not pretending to be someone else online
Pretending to be another person online can get you in real trouble — AI included.
Explorers · AI for Legal Work · ~4 min read
The big idea
Pretending to be a real person online — even with AI — can hurt them and break rules.
Some examples
- Do not use AI to make a fake account of a classmate.
- Do not use AI to pretend to be a teacher.
- Honesty online keeps you and others safe.
Try it!
Think of a fake-but-fun character (like a robot named Zip) — that is okay! A real person? Not okay.
Here's why "AI and not pretending to be someone else online" matters: AI is starting to help with legal research and document review — but always with human oversight. Pretending to be another person online can get you in real trouble — AI included — and knowing how to apply this gives you a concrete advantage.
- Learn what "impersonation" means and why it's important
- Learn what "honesty" means and why it's important
- Learn what "online" means and why it's important
- 1Find out more about AI and not pretending to be someone else online by asking an AI a question about it
- 2Talk to a grown-up about what you learned
- 3Write down one new thing you learned today
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