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Now, the world is full of "fake (= false) information"!
Information impersonating celebrities is spreading, but it's becoming indistinguishable from the real thing. How do you tell them apart?
I, a 10-year-old new star from the "Children's News" expedition, have been investigating the frontline!
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Fake information all over the place
I wonder if everyone knows that this video has gone viral on the Internet.
It's a fake video that imitates the voice of Prime Minister Kishida.
If you look closely, there are some unnatural parts of the mouth movement, but ... It looks exactly like the real thing, doesn't it?
There is an organization that checks this information to see if it is real or fake, so I asked about it.
This is Daisuke Furuta, a professional who looks at "fake information".
I am active in the "Japan Fact Check Center", which checks whether the information on the Internet is true and publishes it on the website.
So far, they have investigated more than 180 cases.
Mr. Furuta:
"Even in Japan, fake images created by 'generative AI' are spreading."
Generative AI? What is it?
Here's an explanation!
"Generative AI" is a technology that can automatically create text and images.
It's easy to create just by entering a keyword.
Last year, during the typhoon disaster in Shizuoka Prefecture, fake images made with "generative AI" became widespread.
I can't shake the whole thing
It's like the real thing~! But how did you do it?
Mr. Furuta: "First of all, I look at the images, and in the event of a disaster, newspapers and TV stations would broadcast the images, but at that time, I couldn't find the same image no matter where I looked.
So I thought, 'Maybe this is something that was made,' and I look at the details."
Mr. Furuta: In this photo, there are shadows on the surface of the water, but if you look at the land, there are no tall trees or buildings.
It's certainly funny... That's why I found out that it was made with "generative AI"!
If you keep going like this, you don't have to worry about being fooled!
Mr. Furuta: "However, 'generative AI' is evolving at a tremendous speed every day, and if a human were to investigate each piece of information, it would take several hours or tens of hours.
The human eye can't keep up with it anymore."
It takes a lot of time and a lot of work to distinguish "fake information" ~.
"I want to teach everyone" but...
What should we be careful of so that each of us is not deceived?
In order to find clues, I went to a junior high school in Tokyo that teaches how to deal with "fake information".
Here, they are teaching a new class to learn how to deal with "fake information".
Koki Watanabe, a junior high school teacher at Ochanomizu University
: "I felt that the reality is that fake information is being spread based on the criterion of 'because it's funny,' rather than whether it's true or not."
The theme of the day was "fake information" that was spread during the Kumamoto earthquake.
We were all thinking about an internet post about a lion escaping from a zoo.
The person who sent it, the person who spread it, etc., were thinking from their own standpoint and feelings~.
Student (who played the role of the person who spread the fake information)
"I feel like I have to spread it to everyone because it's dangerous"
"How did you feel when you found out that 'fake information' was being circulated?"
Student (who plays a zoo worker who is filled with fake information)
"I'm angry, I think there was a lot of damage such as no visitors coming to the zoo, so I want you to pay for it."
There were also comments such as "I'm scared" and "I can't leave the house."
You realized that spreading "fake information" can cause trouble to many people.
Student
: "I think that the people who created 'fake information' are joking, but I thought that it can cause a lot of damage, such as being very scared."
How to tell the real thing from the fake?
Next, the students learned the importance of knowing where the information is coming from in order to distinguish between real and fake information.
I was looking up images of bears on the internet to see if they were real.
Dr. Watanabe:
"This is the actual scenery of Shari Town, Hokkaido, and it is not fake information. It's written on 'Provided by Shari Town.'"
In addition to cities and towns, it is also important to check whether the information is coming from several reliable places, such as newspapers and broadcasting stations.
I see~!
At the end, I thought about how to deal with information and made a presentation.
This is what was said.
・Do not accept information on the Internet as it is, but think about
whether it is true or not, do not
spread information that is not clear as fact, and be sure to check who is emitting the information.
Student
: "I used to send it to my friends out of surprise, fun, or curiosity, but after taking this class, I wanted to make sure that it was a lie and not cause trouble to the other person."
Everyone was eager to learn~.
Efforts to learn about this kind of "fake information" seem to have begun in various places.
"Communication with children is also important."
We asked experts about how to recognize the "fake information" that is spreading so quickly, and what adults can do to prevent children from being deceived.
How quickly does "fake information" spread?
Shinichi Yamaguchi, Associate Professor, Center for Global Communication, International
University of Japan: "We know that it is six times faster than factual news."
6 times! Why so fast?
Associate Professor
Yamaguchi: First of all, there is a lot of novelty, and there is a lot of information that fuels feelings of anger and anxiety. And there are a lot of interesting things and stories that you want to spread. The first thing is to think that you might be deceived."
How can adults be careful not to believe "fake information" for children?
Associate Professor
Yamaguchi: "It is important to communicate well with children, and one day they may say, 'I had this information,' or 'fake information.' On the other hand, explain it carefully and correct it (= correct it correctly). That's very important."
It's important to communicate on a daily basis!
Let's all pay attention together so that we can distinguish the information correctly~.
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