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Week 07 · Honest Use

Wednesday

Spot the problem: the shop page
// Saying so, real reviews and human creativity
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Spot the Problem

Rosa asks an AI tool to draft a new "About us" page for her flower shop.

The draft comes back polished and kind. It even includes customer quotes and a new logo idea.

Rosa likes it at first. Then she remembers she never gave the tool any customer quotes.

She prints it and reads it with a pen in her hand.

Read like an honest editor

Read the example below. It was written for this lesson, and it contains several honesty problems.

For each line, ask two questions. Is it true? And would a reader be misled?

Example output (written for this lesson)
About us: Rosa's shop has served our town with fresh flowers for years.
"Best bouquets in the state!" says Jordan P., a happy customer.
"I order every week and have never been let down," says Lee M.
Every arrangement is designed by hand, with no help from any machine.
Our new logo uses the famous swoosh you already know and trust.
All the art on this page is protected by our copyright.
Line in the draftIs it an honesty problem?
The shop sells fresh flowers in town.?
Jordan P. says "Best bouquets in the state!"?
Lee M. orders every week.?
Designed by hand, with no help from any machine.?
The logo uses a famous swoosh people know.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEMade-up quotes, false claims and borrowed marks all mislead readers.
WHY EACH LINE IS A PROBLEM
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Why are the two customer quotes a problem?
Why is "no help from any machine" a problem on this page?
Why is the "famous swoosh" logo idea a problem?

Copying is easy now

NIST notes that generative AI can ease the copying of copyrighted, trademarked or licensed content without permission.

And the Copyright Office says copyright can protect only material that is the product of human creativity.

So "all the art is protected by our copyright" may not be true for art an AI tool made.

Not legal advice
A lawyer can tell you how copyright and trademarks apply to your own work.
This is a plain summary, not legal advice. For your own case, check with your school, district or a lawyer.
Name one line Rosa must remove or rewrite.
WHY THIS EXERCISEFinding the problem lines is the core skill of honest editing.
The customer quotes came from the tool, not from real ____.
Copyright protects only material made by human ____.
An honest page would say that an AI tool ____ draft it.

Sources: FTC, 16 CFR Part 465, Consumer Reviews and Testimonials · NIST AI 600-1, Generative AI Profile (2024) · US Copyright Office, Registration Guidance (2023)

Tomorrow: honest use at home, in class and at work.

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