Identifying AI-generated content | Study Skills @ Illingworth Library

Welcome to the 6th video in our Study Skills series! This video is on how to identify AI-generated content. It looks at why this is an important skill and some tips for identifying generative text, images, and videos. Subtitles and transcript are available! Email the library: illingworth.library@nhs.net Call us: 0114 271 7347 Many thanks to Jess Waite for her work on the previous iteration of this training, which formed the basis for this version. Sections: Introduction 00:00 What is generative AI? 00:35 Why be aware of AI content? 02:01 Spotting AI writing 04:00 Spotting AI images 10:50 Spotting AI videos 17:13 Closing 18:50 Videos mentioned: Friends clip:    • Baby kangaroo Tribbiani at your service 🦘🫡   ‪@JeremyFindsAI‬ video:    • What social media is like now   Real-life (allegedly) generative AI examples: Event poster on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sidpharm.bsk... Image on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/healthwatch.... Image on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/niccjournal.... Image on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/niccjournal.... Infographic on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/niccjournal.... Event poster on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/p/ebfyGYzV Image on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/p/eJdBG29G Image/post on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/p/eRTxH6H3 Infographic/post on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/p/eBdCSeDS Infographic/post on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/p/e58aq9be LinkedIn is a known hotbed of AI-generated content, especially text and images. Interestingly, they have recently introduced the ability to report posts as being AI-generated — you can do this by selecting the three dots at the top of a post and selecting 'Seems like AI slop'. References: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. (2026). AI Insights: Generative AI (HTML). https://www.gov.uk/government/publica... Problematic Paper Screener. (n.d.). Fingerprints used to Screen the Scientific Literature. https://dbrech.irit.fr/pls/apex/f?p=9... PubPeer. (n.d.). Factors influencing the Supply Chain Management in e-Health using UTAUT model. https://pubpeer.com/publications/2C3A... Retraction Watch. (n.d.). Papers and peer reviews with evidence of ChatGPT writing. https://retractionwatch.com/papers-an... Useful online resources: Wikipedia - Signs of AI writing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped... Retraction Watch: https://retractionwatch.com/ PubPeer: https://pubpeer.com/ Problematic Paper Screener: https://dbrech.irit.fr/pls/apex/f?p=9... IsItAI subreddit:   / isitai   @jeremyfindsai on Instagram:   / jeremyfindsai   @jeremyfindsai on TikTok:   / jeremyfindsai   @jeremyfindsai on YouTube:    / @jeremyfindsai