№ 004 · Media & AI literacy · Critically evaluate information
Let's check the chatbot's answer
Students spot the signs in a confident AI chatbot answer that call for checking, and suggest ways to verify it.
Material for students
“Does homework improve results?”
Chatbot: “Yes, this is proven. A 2021 Harvard study showed that students who do 3 hours of homework a day score 40% higher. So the more homework, the better.”
How to check information
- Find the source: author, year, where it was published.
- Compare the information with at least one independent source.
- Watch out for words like “proven” and “everyone knows”.
- Check whether the conclusion goes beyond the data.
Questions
Teacher's guide
Skill: approaching AI output critically: asking for sources, checking claims, judging whether conclusions match the data. This links to the PISA 2029 innovative domain, Media & AI Literacy.
Full answer: 1) A specific study is named without a reference; the confident “proven”; the conclusion “the more, the better” goes beyond the data; round numbers (3 hours, 40%). 2) Search for the named study, its author and publication; compare with other sources. 3) For example: “Give references to studies on this topic and tell me where the evidence is weak.”
Typical mistake: saying in general that “AI can be wrong” without naming specific signs.
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