Prerequisites

• Basic familiarity with media or digital work.
• Ability to use the internet and digital platforms.
• Interest in verification and media content.

Course Description

Not everything we see or hear is real anymore. With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, it is now possible to produce highly realistic text, images, and videos that are difficult to distinguish from authentic content. In a fast-paced media environment, even a single mistake can lead to a loss of trust.

Course Objective

By the end of this course, participants will:
• Understand the concept and types of AI-generated content.
• Distinguish between authentic and digitally generated content.
• Analyze suspicious text, images, and videos.
• Use tools to detect digital manipulation.
• Develop awareness of the ethical and professional risks associated with synthetic content.

Course Outline

• Introduction to AI-generated content:
- What is AI-generated content?
- Types of content (text, images, audio, video).
- How generative AI technologies work.
- Opportunities and risks of using these technologies in media.

• Characteristics of digitally generated content:
- Indicators of synthetic content.
- Differences between real and generated content.
- Common errors in AI-generated outputs.
- Limitations of model accuracy.

• Detecting manipulation in text:
- Linguistic style analysis.
- Identify unnatural patterns.
- Tools for detecting AI-generated text.
- Verify information and sources.

• Detecting manipulation in images and video:
- Recognize AI-generated images (deepfakes / AI visuals).
- Analyze manipulated videos.
- Visual verification tools.
- Verify source and context.

• Tools and techniques for detection:
- AI detection tools and platforms.
- Use open-source intelligence (OSINT).
- Reverse search techniques.
- Multi-source verification.

• Ethics of use and verification:
- Journalistic responsibility when handling AI-generated content.
- Risks of publishing unverified material.
- Balance AI usage with credibility.
- Newsroom policies on synthetic content.

Course Benefits

• An electronic graduation certificate by Al Jazeera Media Institute.
• Practical guide to tools and techniques for detecting AI-generated content.