2024-02-28 20:58:54
“In three hours, they created deepfakes. Generating false content, which uses the image or voice of people in a hyper-realistic way to mislead, is child’s play using applications on a cell phone. A group of young adults, who did not feel concerned about the fight against disinformation using artificial intelligence (AI), changed their attitude after this experience.
The research project led by Nadia Naffi, professor of educational sciences at Laval University, and whose results were published in Journal of Constructivist Psychology, involved 16 participants aged 18 to 24, who followed a series practical workshops and participated in group discussions.
“It’s really from the experimentation with hyper-faking that things really clicked. Talking about disinformation generated by AI and raising awareness is not enough. We have to experience it to understand how it can be harmful, how members of our family can fall into the trap,” underlines the woman who also holds the Chair in Teaching Leadership on innovative teaching practices in a digital context.
The project shows that young people are critical and not so easy to manipulate. If they are informed, exposed to cases that speak to them, encouraged to experiment and reflect together, they understand that their actions can make a difference. »
For the full article:
Deepfakes: creating fake content to understand and combat misinformation
https://nouvelles.ulaval.ca/2024/02/28/deepfakes-creer-du-faux-contenu-pour-comprendre-la-desinformation-et-la-combattre-a:bfaa2224-4938-4a7d-bc33-07f5518c8aad
For search results:
Empowering Youth to Combat Malicious Deepfakes and Disinformation: An Experiential and Reflective Learning Experience Informed by Personal Construct Theory
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10720537.2023.2294314
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