AI-GENERATED CONTENT
This type of AI content uses language models to produce essays, articles, or messages that may sound human but can contain fabricated facts.
What is AI-generated text?
This basic question asks who created a piece of information and why.
What is checking the source?
This term describes AI-manipulated videos where a person appears to say or do things they never did.
What is a deepfake?
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This partnership area between the US and Kenya includes combating misinformation and promoting digital literacy.
hat is media collaboration (or information integrity efforts)?
This quick check involves searching a claim online to see if credible sources have reported it.
What is a Google search (or basic fact-check)?
When AI confidently presents false information as true, especially in chatbots, it is known by this term.
What is an AI hallucination?
This principle involves comparing multiple sources before believing a claim.
What is cross-checking (or verification)?
One common visual clue of a deepfake is unnatural movement of this facial feature.
What are the eyes (or blinking patterns)?
This global initiative, often supported by US institutions, promotes fact-checking and has partners in Kenya.
What is fact-checking networks (e.g., IFCN)?
This technique involves checking the date of an article to ensure it is still relevant.
What is checking timeliness?
This technique involves giving AI specific instructions to control how it generates content, which can also be used to produce misleading narratives.
What is prompting (or prompt engineering)?
This type of bias occurs when people only believe information that supports their existing views.
What is confirmation bias?
In fake images, lighting and shadows often don’t match this real-world principle.
What is consistent lighting (or light direction)?
American tech companies operating in Kenya contribute to AI development but also raise concerns about this issue.
What is data privacy (or data protection)?
This method involves identifying whether a website URL is legitimate or suspicious.
What is URL verification?
AI tools can mimic real people’s voices using this technology, making fake audio recordings sound authentic.
What is voice cloning?
This term refers to headlines designed to attract attention but often exaggerate or mislead.
What is clickbait?
This tool or method allows users to trace where an image first appeared online.
What is reverse image search?
This shared concern between the US and Kenya involves regulating AI to prevent harm while encouraging innovation.
What is AI governance (or AI regulation)?
This step involves identifying the original author or publisher of a piece of information.
What is source tracing?
This kind of AI-generated content combines text, images, and video to create entirely fictional events that appear real.
What is synthetic media?
This framework encourages asking questions like “Who benefits?” and “What’s missing?” when analyzing media.
What is critical thinking (or media analysis)?
This advanced AI detection method analyzes patterns in pixels or compression artifacts to identify manipulated media.
What is forensic image analysis (or digital forensics)?
Programs at institutions like American Spaces Kenya often focus on teaching youth this skill to combat AI-driven misinformation.
What is digital/media literacy?
This advanced skill involves analyzing metadata such as timestamps and file origins to verify authenticity.
What is metadata analysis?