Israel HayomA new free platform teaches elementary and middle-school students to tell reliable information from AI-generated content and scams.
Quotes by Chen Bareket
Selected excerpts from the interview.
Today you no longer need to be an expert to produce an image, video or recording that looks completely real. Within minutes, anyone can create content meant to deceive, influence or defraud. If we don't teach children to stop, check and doubt, they will grow up in a world where it is almost impossible to know what can be believed.
We are entering a period in which we will see more and more AI-generated content, whether for entertainment, fraud or influencing public opinion. An election campaign is especially fertile ground for spreading false information, so it is important to start teaching the younger generation right now how to ask the right questions.
fake:lab reflects our belief that digital literacy must develop alongside the power to create content. As convincing fakes become easier to produce, the ability to pause, verify and question becomes basic civic infrastructure.