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AI and YouThinking Critically in a Changing World

step 05 / 08 · investigation · short report

Human or AI? Uncovering the Truth Behind Digital Content

Welcome to this stage of the course!

In this activity, you are invited to research videos or other materials available on the internet that may or may not have been produced using Artificial Intelligence. The objective is to apply critical thinking skills while analyzing digital content and identifying possible signs of AI-generated materials.

Select one material and analyze it carefully, identifying which categories of critical thinking were most important during your investigation, such as observation, analysis, interpretation, evaluation, or reflection.

This activity will help you strengthen your ability to evaluate online information critically and reflect on the growing presence of AI in digital media.

Your task

  1. Search the internet for videos or other materials that may or may not have been produced with AI.
  2. Select one material and analyze it carefully. Look for possible signs of AI-generated content.
  3. Note which categories of critical thinking were most important in your investigation.

Your report

At the end of the activity, write a short report as a PDF file, containing:

  • the link to the selected material
  • a short text explaining your analysis
  • the critical thinking categories used during the research process

Taking the course with a teacher or a group? Hand your report in there. On your own? Keep it: Step 8 asks you to look back on your work.

Your notes

Keep the link, the signs you noticed and the categories you used. They become your report. Your notes stay in this browser; nothing is sent anywhere. Download them to keep them.