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Grade 7
🤖AI & Information Literacy
Evaluating AI-Generated Text
Apply verification strategies to AI-generated content.
12 min 3 quiz questions Grade 7
The New Verification Challenge
When AI can generate fluent, authoritative-sounding text on any topic, traditional source evaluation becomes insufficient. You need verification strategies that go beyond surface assessment to check underlying claims against independent sources.
Lateral Reading:A verification strategy used by professional fact-checkers: instead of reading deeply within a single source, you immediately open new tabs to search for what others say about the source, the claim, or the author.
- Stop before accepting or sharing any surprising claim
- Investigate: Is there a human author with verifiable credentials?
- Find better coverage: Can you find the same claim in established sources?
- Trace claims: Follow citations back — do they actually exist?
The Fake Citation Problem
AI models frequently generate fake citations — plausible-sounding academic papers, news articles, or books that do not actually exist. Always verify citations independently before trusting them.
Extraordinary Claims Standard
The more surprising, alarming, or convenient a claim is, the more verification it requires. Heightened emotional response should trigger heightened verification.
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3 questions · Grade 7 level