Episode 8 companion · Season one
Did a human write what you saw?
Disclosure, human review and returning to original sources become more important when content makes consequential claims.
TAS · Tareq Abushawish · Version 1.0 · Reviewed
Core idea
Check the source and the claim, not only the quality of the prose.
External references selected by TAS to explore tool and episode themes. Listing them does not identify them as the scripts’ original sources or imply publisher endorsement. Suggested exercises are prepared by TAS; each publisher determines its reference’s reuse terms.
- Module 4: Tackling Misinformation, Disinformation and Hate Speech ↗UNESCO · 2021
Read the units on why truth matters and MIL responses to misinformation before applying the credibility verification card.
- Module 11: Artificial Intelligence, Social Media and MIL Competencies ↗UNESCO · 2021
Start with AI basics and social media applications, then observe your own recommendations. Observation alone does not reveal a platform’s internal algorithm.
- Guidance for Generative AI in Education and Research ↗UNESCO · 2023
Review validation and educational-use principles before testing a generative tool, then use the TAS checklist to inspect claims, citations and reliance on the output.
Try this after the episode
Choose a short AI-generated text on a general topic and identify two checkable claims. Open an original source for each and record what it supports and does not support. Do not treat style or an AI-text detector as conclusive proof of authorship.
Open the practical tool