Artificial intelligence is beneficial for students and teachers in educational settings, but it also poses risks. The main one: presenting false content as true.<\/strong> While GenAI outputs appear expert and trustworthy, they can still mislead users of all ages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Young people are particularly vulnerable to believing what\u2019s not true. The younger, the less eager to consider the trustworthiness of the information, the Future Report<\/a> shows. Used to fast-paced life, they quickly decide whether the content is reliable or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There should be an obligation to tag this content that was created by AI, some kind of watermark. There is more and more AI-generated content, which is more difficult to recognize at first glance<\/em>, said an 18-year-old Polish student<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If they trust and share fake content, it can lead to severe consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Online misinformation has been increasing for several years, but the AI revolution has given it an extra boost. Your students are growing up in an always-connected world, so using and consuming artificial intelligence was a natural step for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As school admins and leaders, you need to stay up-to-date with the new technologies your students are using. Fake AI-based content may seriously impact their well-being, safety, cybersecurity, and learning. These are just a few current challenges for teenagers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students using AI tools for schoolwork are more likely to talk to chatbots about their personal issues. Almost half of US students did so<\/a>, discussing their mental health or emotions with virtual assistants. Even more alarming: 20% of high school students know someone who has a \u201cromantic relationship\u201d with an AI chatbot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s not only about the bad mental health condition of students, but also about trusting algorithms more than family and friends. Experts stress<\/a> that no chatbot can replace a healthy human conversation, as it will tell the users what they want to hear and can\u2019t understand the nuances of social or ethical topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, by sharing their personal information with AI companions, users often grant companies the right to utilize that data. It may lead to greater cybersecurity risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An example of an AI companion advertisement<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Prevent your students from engaging in conversations with AI chats about mental health issues. Set up alerts<\/a> to detect distressing keywords on any visited page when logged in to their Google account. Include vocabulary related to depression, self-harm, suicide, bullying, disordered eating, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You get notified whenever a student types a forbidden word. In such cases, you can schedule the AI chatbot page to automatically close or redirect the user to another website (e.g., a mental health support site). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Undoubtedly, artificial intelligence stimulates creativity, but sometimes it just goes in the wrong direction. Deep fake images and videos may have been created just for fun, but they can lead to real harm: misinformation and cyberbullying. Your students can become both their perpetrators and victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Did you know that almost 90% <\/a>of explicit AI-generated content has been created by young users? While many law systems and school policies are still updating for this new non-consensual use of personal image, there is no doubt: it\u2019s a form of sexual abuse. Unfortunately, increasingly common among school kids<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Get notified when a student visits a website or application related to deepfake creation and react quickly. To keep an eye on each student\u2019s online activity in the Chrome browser, Chromebook, and Gmail, configure an alert <\/a>for relevant keywords. It will detect and block these keywords in text and images based on text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In GAT Shield, you can also block<\/a> specific websites and web applications, so students won\u2019t be able to access them at all. If they attempt to break any rule on the school device, you can automatically display educational resources on the AI deepfake impact just like this<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAI-Related Challenges for Students & Solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. AI Assistants, New False Friends<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Filtering Disturbing Keywords<\/h4>\n\n\n\n2. Deepfakes, Real Pain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Real-Time Alerts for AI Deepfake Sites<\/h4>\n\n\n\n