{"id":30654,"date":"2026-08-09T20:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd100\/?p=30654"},"modified":"2026-10-08T09:04:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T13:04:40","slug":"task-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd100\/task-5-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Task 5: Illustrate a hoax with AI 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Communicating with AI for generating images is different from generating text or code. This Task asks you to compare creating composite images with pre-AI tools (your output from Task 5) versus AI tools.<\/p>\n<h3>Process<\/h3>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22564 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ai_pope_francis_balenciaga_coat_xvga-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ai_pope_francis_balenciaga_coat_xvga-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ai_pope_francis_balenciaga_coat_xvga-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd100\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ai_pope_francis_balenciaga_coat_xvga.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose the same hoax you picked for Task 4 (eg, from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_hoaxes\">Wikipedia\u2019s list of hoaxes<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Using an <strong>AI<\/strong> image manipulation tool(s) like CollaborAITE, Gemini, or Leonardo.ai, create an original image that illustrates the hoax as if it were a real event, place, person, or phenomenon. You can start from scratch or upload one or more reference images to work from. You&#8217;re not restricted to just AI tools to make this hoax, but at a minimum you need to use them once.<\/li>\n<li>Create a post with a title like \u201cTask 5: Mary Gonzalez\u201d to your class website, making sure to add the <strong>Task 5<\/strong>\u00a0category.<\/li>\n<li>Add your final non-AI hoax image from Task 4 to the post (just for reference).<\/li>\n<li>Add your AI-generated image to the post <em>as well as<\/em> any additional source images you have have used.<\/li>\n<li>Add the following text in headings or bullets:\n<ul>\n<li>A description of the hoax you are illustrating along with a link to the hoax on Wikipedia or another public website.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong><em>verbatim<\/em><\/strong> quote of a prompt that failed and why you think it did.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong><em>verbatim<\/em><\/strong> quote of a prompt that succeeded and why you think it did.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A list of tools that you used and what they were used for (eg, &#8220;CollaborAITE to generate the initial image, Photopea to adjust the colors, Topaz to upscale the image&#8221;).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f Be sure to click the <em>Update<\/em>\u00a0and\/or\u00a0<em>Publish<\/em>\u00a0buttons to post your image and text.<\/p>\n<h3>FAQ<\/h3>\n<details style=\"border: silver dotted 1px; margin: 0 0 1em 0; padding: 0 1em 0 1em; border-radius: 1em;\">\n<summary style=\"font-size: 1.25rem; color: #0c598e; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.7;\">What&#8217;s the grading rubric?<\/summary>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>You explained the original hoax and linked to a website describing it<\/td>\n<td>0\u201310<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>You included your non-AI hoax image from Task 4<\/td>\n<td>0\u201310<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>You produced believable visual evidence of a hoax using AI<\/td>\n<td>0\u201310<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>You quoted a good and bad prompt and explained why you think the results differed<\/td>\n<td>0\u201310<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>You were thoughtful or imaginative<\/td>\n<td>0\u201310+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Your grade is the total of all points times 2, for a possible maximum of 100%.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"border: silver dotted 1px; margin: 0 0 1em 0; padding: 0 1em 0 1em; border-radius: 1em;\">\n<summary style=\"font-size: 1.25rem; color: #0c598e; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.7;\">Can I get more help with image prompting?<\/summary>\n<p>Sure, here are some resources from our class:<\/p>\n<h5>\u2139\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1kFZIeJxkAnrUlepdSy0bUHDpQYN1OWb2kt615FePwy8\/edit?usp=sharing\">How to prompt AI: images 1<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5>\u2139\ufe0f <a href=\"http:\/\/nmdprojects.net\/teaching_resources\/ai_inpainting_exercise.html\">Inpainting with Leonardo.ai<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>You can also post questions to <em>#troubleshooting<\/em> on Slack.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"border: silver dotted 1px; margin: 0 0 1em 0; padding: 0 1em 0 1em; border-radius: 1em;\">\n<summary style=\"font-size: 1.25rem; color: #0c598e; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.7;\">Can I see a model answer?<\/summary>\n<p>As one example for reference, here\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd100\/task-5-exemplary-submission\/\">sample A+ assignment<\/a>. Your submission may look quite different and still get a good grade if you follow the rubric.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Communicating with AI for generating images is different from generating text or code. This Task asks you to compare creating composite images with pre-AI tools (your output from Task 5) versus AI tools. Process Choose the same hoax you picked for Task 4 (eg, from Wikipedia\u2019s list of hoaxes). 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