Study Shows Hands-On Deepfake Education Empowers Youth To Counter Misinformation
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Deepfakes, powered by AI, are a growing threat that spread misinformation and threaten democracy, finances, and privacy. Laws and technology alone cannot contain them.
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A study with youth reveals they initially saw deepfakes as uncontrollable but gained responsibility to mitigate them through hands-on learning.
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Recommendations include teaching youth the impacts of disinformation, training them to recognize deepfakes, and encouraging involvement in countering them.
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A multifaceted strategy is proposed, integrating deepfake education and critical thinking development into curricula to empower youth agency against disinformation.
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The human element, especially education equipping people to challenge false content, is vital in building societal resilience against the manipulation of deepfakes.