Lesson 16 of 20

Spotting mistakes and made-up facts

An AI makes things up with exactly the confidence it uses to tell the truth, because its job is to sound right, not to be right.

You see where it invents most, how to ask so the invention shows, and a check that fits into two minutes.

Unit 4 · Autonomy and judgement Part of the full course
6 min · 10 steps · beginner level

What you will be able to do afterwards

  • Recognise the subjects where an AI fails most often.
  • Ask in a way that brings made-up facts into the open.
  • Check a doubtful fact in two minutes.

What is inside

The 10 steps of the lesson, in order. Each one works on a phone and marks itself.

  1. Why it makes things up so confidently
  2. Where most things get made up
  3. Three free defences
  4. The warning sign
  5. A two-minute check
  6. True or false
  7. Your anti-fabrication instruction
  8. Check without losing your mind
  9. Risk and response
  10. The rule that sums up the lesson
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The other lessons in this unit

Autonomy and judgement: Working safely with AI: checking, protecting privacy, chaining steps and building your own routine.

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