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Psychology Today · October 23, 2026 · On the brief until November 6, 2026

Real or Not? Teaching Children About Generative AI

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Generating realistic videos that test children's evaluation skills

A study found that nine-year-olds identify AI-generated videos better than chance, especially when they already understand the technology. Fewer than half of the children caught every fake video, and most ignored written labels stating the content was synthetic. Educators and parents must now teach media literacy early through concrete examples, reality checks, and visual glitches.

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Children frequently base their judgments on whether a scene is physically possible instead of reading disclosure labels or spotting visual flaws.

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