I. Background Reading (背景閱讀)
Before reading the dialogue, understand the current situation regarding AI videos. (在閱讀對話前，先了解目前 AI 影片的現況。)
According to the National Institute of Cybersecurity in Taiwan, there are four main types of AI-generated videos to watch out for:
1. Fake celebrity pornography (偽造的名人色情內容)
2. Scams using celebrity images (利用名人影像的詐騙)
3. AI avatars making many videos (AI 虛擬人偶大量生成的影片)
4. Reuploaded AI videos (重新上傳的 AI 影片)
Warning: These videos are often used for scams, such as promoting fake investments or medical products. To identify them, you should look for AI labels, perform reverse image searches, and check if the video content makes logical sense.
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II. Dialogue (對話課文)
Two friends discuss the rise of deepfake technology and its risks.
Person A: Have you ever encountered a deepfake video in your online browsing?
Person B: Yes, I've come across a lot of deepfake videos in my daily life. These videos include things like medical products, entertainment content and advertisements.
Person A: That's interesting! Do you think deepfake technology will change how we use videos in the future?
Person B: Yes, I believe that it is a breakthrough technology. It has really changed the way we make videos in our daily life. In the past, we needed to hire actors and actresses to perform in order to make videos. Nowadays, we can just sit in front of the computer, type a few words, and create videos without even coding.
Person A: That's true! Do you think there should be rules or guidelines for using deepfake technology?
Person B: Since it's such a new technology, there are currently no rules or guidelines for the usage of this deepfake technology. However, I think we need to put some emphasis on regulating this technology, because if it falls into the wrong hands, it could cause a lot of harm and problems.
Person A: I agree, it's important for safety. What do you think is the biggest risk of deepfake technology?
Person B: Since it costs almost nothing to make a video, there will be tons of nonsense videos flooding the online world, and it really wastes a lot of people's time. And if the video is just for entertainment, I think it's fine, but if it promotes some medical product, business product or some knowledge, and it's misleading, then it will cause a lot of harm.
Person A: Absolutely, misinformation can be harmful. How do you think people can protect themselves from being fooled by fake videos?
Person B: Fundamentally, we as consumers need to have some baseline information and knowledge about the product. So if the misinformation is too obvious, we can spot it right away. Secondly, we need to do some comparison shopping. We need to compare one product with other products and see if there is some mismatched information between them. Thirdly, I think we need to reach out to the seller personally to see if the seller is sincerely answering your questions. Since a lot of businessmen aren't really focused on answering customer questions—they're probably busy making promotional videos—the actual effect of the product is questionable.
Person A: Great tips! Being informed and asking questions is key. Do you trust online reviews when checking products?
Person B: I personally have some doubts about online reviews. Since videos can be made-up, online reviews can be fabricated too. So I'd rather stick with the methods I just described to verify whether the information is accurate or not.
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III. Key Vocabulary & Usage (重點單字與用法)
根據補充資料，以下是本課相關的重要詞彙與概念辨析：
1. General Vocabulary
• Scam (n.) 騙局
• Aesthetic Medicine / Medical Aesthetics (n.) 醫學美容
• Misinformation (n.) 錯誤資訊 (from dialogue)
• Fabricated (adj.) 捏造的 (from dialogue)
2. Product Terminology (產品相關用詞) 區分不同的「商品」說法：
• Product: 生產的最終成品，強調製造出來銷售的實體產品。
• Goods: 貨物、商品，多用於商業貿易中的動產。
• Merchandise: 零售店內的陳列商品，通常指待售的庫存。
• Item: 商品項目，常在購物時指「一件」商品。
• Commodity: 實體商品、大宗物資（如原物料、農產品）。
3. Sequencing Words (連接詞/順序詞) 在對話中 Person B 使用了類似的結構來陳述觀點：
• Firstly / To begin with (首先)
• Secondly / In addition to (其次/此外)
• Thirdly / Furthermore (再者)
• Lastly / To summarize / In conclusion (最後/總結)
4. Customer Service (客戶服務)
• After-sales service: 售後服務。
• Warranty and maintenance: 保固與維護。
