This morning, a real notice goes up on the library doors: "Library closed this afternoon for painting." Librarian Joss wrote it herself.
After lunch, students are still walking up to the locked doors. "Probably another prank," one of them says.
Comet groans. "The fake flyer made people stop trusting the real one!"
Wren nods. "What does the evidence say? One fake did damage after it was gone."
Teacher Lin joins them with QZ-5. "And I only spotted the copied paragraph because I know that reader by heart."
Nova projects risk rows R5 and R6. "Would you like a hint?" she asks. "Use what you learned this week to rate both."
Wren hands you the pencil. "Our reviewer rates first."
NIST says false content, including content made with generative AI, can make people trust true evidence and information less.
The painting notice was real. The fake flyer made people doubt it.
This is a made-up example from the SH-1 story, but the pattern is the one NIST describes.
The CSTA standards point out that laws govern privacy, data, property, information and identity in computing.
These laws can help and harm. They can speed up or slow down advances, and protect or go against people's rights.
This course does not name or explain any law. The crew's own habit is simpler: give credit, and ask permission.
So the panel will ask each teacher before their notes are uploaded to SH-1.
| Statement | True or false? |
|---|---|
| Laws about computing can have both helpful and harmful effects. | ? |
| Laws can protect people's rights, and they can also go against them. | ? |
| Asking a teacher before uploading their notes is part of the crew's practice. | ? |
| Giving credit only matters for students, not for AI systems. | ? |
Risk combines how likely a harm is with how big it would be.
R5, information integrity. Likelihood: Medium. SH-1 confabulates, and unlabelled outputs could be shared as real. Harm: Medium. People could act on wrong facts, but labels and teachers can catch them.
R6, intellectual property. Likelihood: Medium. QZ-5 shows SH-1 can repeat a source. Harm: Medium. Copying without credit is unfair to authors, but teachers checking quizzes can catch it.
| Row | Risk | SH-1 example | Likelihood | Harm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R5 | Information integrity | Unlabelled SH-1 text and images shared as real | Medium | Medium |
| R6 | Intellectual property | Quiz copies a textbook paragraph | Medium | Medium |
Outstanding week, reviewer. Tomorrow is the Explorer Quest: a family provenance hunt.