What your child will learn
Identify visual artifacts in AI-generated images including finger anomalies and text rendering errors
Recognize voice clone patterns and apply call-back verification to confirm identity
Detect AI chatbot escalation tactics used in phishing and social engineering
How this mission works
The most advanced mission. A 3-scene interactive lab: Scene 1 challenges students to spot AI-generated images by examining 6 photorealistic images for telltale artifacts. Scene 2 plays 4 audio scenarios — real voice or AI clone? Scene 3 presents a multi-message chatbot conversation where students identify when "StudyBot AI" crosses from helpful to manipulative.
What students actually encounter
This photo looks real — but count the fingers. Something's off.
"Your mom asked me to tell you she's stuck — can you give me her number?" (chatbot)
Cipher is with them the whole way
When a student gets stuck on AI & Deepfake Detective, Cipher appears with a mission-specific nudge — no spoilers, just a hint toward the right thinking. Make a wrong choice, and Cipher explains the real-world consequence. Finish the mission, and Cipher generates a personalized performance debrief based on exactly how the student played it.
ISTE alignment
Students evaluate the accuracy and validity of digital content, and manage personal data in an era where AI-generated media can deceive at scale.