Deepfake lesson

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Hello and welcome!

Schedule

Lesson goals 

Tech and Vocabulary

What is deep fake?

Exercises/discussions

Goals achieved?

What begins with an "e" and only contains one letter?

Lesson Goals

By the end of this lesson I can ...

.... explain what a deep fake is

.... explain why deep fake technology is okay or not okay to use in some types of digital materials or videos

Vocabulary - what do these words mean?

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Online manipulation

Human image synthesis technique 

Vocabulary

Artificial Intelligence (AI) =  intelligence demonstrated by machines, as opposed to natural intelligence displayed by animals including humans

Online manipulation = skillful control by something or someone online

Human image synthesis technique = a technology that can be applied to make believable and even photorealistic renditions of human-likenesses, moving or still.

What do you think a deep fake video is?

Class discussion #1

What did you see that stuck out to you? 

What did it make you think about? And, What do you still wonder about after watching the video? 

Are you worried about what could happen if deepfake videos became more prominent? Why, or why not?

Should technology companies like Facebook, Google, or YouTube play a role in alerting the public about faked images or videos? 

Class discussion #2

Should the government play a role?

Right now, it's easiest to make deepfake videos of famous people or public figures since the computer algorithms require a lot of existing images and footage to create a fake video. But as the technology advances, experts say, fakes could be made with far less source material (potentially with even just a few photos from public social media profiles). If that happens, how might everyday citizens be affected by this technology?

What are the potential consequences of deepfake video technology on our legal, criminal justice, or judicial systems?

Exercise 1

Use the "Manipulated Media" handout to record what you see, feel, and wonder about for each example.

Discuss your answers after each slide, and consider the impact of manipulated media on how we see and understand our world.

OBSERVE + REFLECT

OBSERVE + REFLECT

OBSERVE + REFLECT

Exercise 2

Answer the questions on the handout

Lesson Goals

By the end of this lesson I can ...

.... explain what a deep fake is

.... explain why deep fake technology is okay or not okay to use in some types of digital materials or videos

See you next time