Synthetic Media
This term for AI-generated synthetic media is a mashup of the words "deep learning" and "fake."
Deepfake
Training a single state-of-the-art AI model can consume as much of this utility as several homes use in an entire year, creating a massive carbon footprint.
Electricity
If you use AI on an assignment without citing, with proper use of a formatting program, what is that called?
Plagiarism
In early 2026, the Joplin city council approved the rezoning of 600 acres in the Wildwood Ranch area to pave the way for a massive, 200-megawatt AI data center in this Missouri city.
Using one of the AI platforms we talked about in class, research this issue and then name 5 things that you learned, that you did not know before.
Student Choice
If you are trying to spot a deepfake on TikTok, experts recommend looking closely at the person's eyes to see if this natural, involuntary movement looks unnatural or glitchy.
Blinking
Data centers require vast amounts of this natural resource to run evaporative cooling systems and keep their servers from overheating.
water
One of the most significant, yet frequently underestimated, "dark sides" of AI is its voracious appetite for resources. Sometimes people do not realize this issue because of where the data is stored. Where is the data stored?
Data Centers
Scammers don't just fake faces; they also use AI to clone this, allowing them to call your phone and sound exactly like a friend or family member asking for money.
Voice (audio)
his term is used when an AI confidently presents information that is nonsensical or entirely fabricated, such as generating a fake quote or a non-existent source.
Hallucinations
Asking an AI 25 questions uses how much water?
1 water bottle
In 2021, a viral TikTok account used artificial intelligence to create hyper-realistic, yet entirely fake, "deepfake" videos of this Top Gun and Mission: Impossible actor playing the guitar and performing magic tricks.
Tom Cruise
Powering energy-hungry AI data centers requires massive amounts of rare earth elements, leading the U.S. to eye the untapped mineral reserves of this giant, ice-covered island.
Greenland. The Trump administration's interest in acquiring Greenland is closely tied to the island's massive untapped reserves of critical minerals and rare earth elements. While the administration primarily frames this as a national security imperative to counter China and Russia, private sector allies and investors are actively eyeing the region specifically to power energy-hungry AI data centers
True or false: The same water source that cools our data centers is the same water that farmers need to grow the food we eat and the wate we drink.
True
After losing his voice to throat cancer, this actor partnered with an artificial intelligence company to recreate his iconic speaking voice for his return as "Iceman" in the 2022 blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick.
Val Kilmer
AI needs human workers to determine what is good and bad when entering data into computers. While that may seem like a good thing for the workforce there is a downside. What is the downside?
Low pay for endless tedious work. They will use workers from poor countries and pay them very little. It is rough on their mental health.
Training just one big model that uses the equivalent of how many homes each year.
120 homes