The Setup
Setting the scene
A video surfaces of someone you know saying something terrible — except something about the lighting feels wrong. You can't tell if it's real, and neither can anyone else sharing it.
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The Deepfake Dilemma
→You cannot tell if the video is real. Navigate a world where seeing is no longer believing and trust is the first casualty.
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AI & Technology Ethics
→From deepfakes to algorithmic bias, navigate the ethical challenges of a world where technology moves faster than our ability to understand its consequences. You'll navigate four escalating scenarios — from the deepfake dilemma to the ethical builder — practicing the decisions that matter most when the pressure is real and the stakes are personal. This isn't theory. It's practice for the moments that define how this chapter of your life unfolds.
What you'll learn from The Setup
This scenario focuses on Setting the scene — a critical skill inside the broader social media domain. You'll face a decision where the instinctive response is often the wrong one. After you make your choice, you'll see exactly what happened in the other person's head and why it mattered. The scenario is part of The Deepfake Dilemma, a full interactive story inside the AI & Technology Ethics quest.
Skills you'll build in AI & Technology Ethics
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You dig deeper and the evidence is contradictory. The video looks authentic but the metadata is suspicious. You're standing at the intersection of truth and technology — and the ground is shifting.
The video goes viral before anyone can verify it. Reputations are being destroyed in real time. You have information that could help — but sharing it means entering a firestorm you can't control.
The truth finally surfaces but the damage is done. You're left navigating a world where seeing is no longer believing — and building the critical thinking muscles that might be your only defense.
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