Viral TikTok Ustazah with 1 Million Followers Turns Out to be AI, Expert Reveals Characteristics of Machine-Made Lecture Content

Ustazah Hajar, a viral figure on TikTok who turns out to not be a real human being

The TikTok account with the username @nia.hajar_s has once again become a hot topic of conversation in the social media world. The content uploaded by the account shows a woman wearing a hijab who appears to be delivering a religious lecture like an ustazah. However, it turns out that all the videos that appear are the result of artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

This content has succeeded in attracting a lot of netizens’ attention, especially because the visuals and sound are very realistic. The account has around 1 million followers and more than 12 million likes. Many social media users think that the figure in the video is a real person, some of them even follow the account because they think the content of the lecture comes from a real preacher.

However, after further investigation, the public learned that all the characters appearing in the video were the result of AI engineering. This sparked widespread debate about the authenticity of digital content and the importance of information verification in the era of rapid development of AI technology.

Recognizable Characteristics of AI Content

According to digital culture and communication observer, Firman Kurniawan, there are several characteristics that can help people recognize videos made using AI. One of the easiest signs to recognize is a voice intonation pattern that sounds very neat and consistent. In natural conversation, humans usually have pauses in thinking, changes in speaking tempo, and different word emphasis. On the other hand, AI-generated sounds tend to have a stable, regular rhythm and minimal variation so they sound too perfect.

Apart from that, some AI videos still show lip movements, facial expressions, and even eye blinks that are less natural if observed more closely. This could be an indicator that the video was not created by a real person.

AI Technology is Getting Easier to Use

Firman explained that the current development of AI technology makes it easier for anyone to create content that resembles a real human. There are several factors that drive the rapid spread of AI content on social media:

• Costs of using AI technology Now it’s getting cheaper, many platforms even provide free services with quite complete features.
• The manufacturing process getting simpler. One no longer needs complex technical skills because one can simply utilize the various AI applications available and follow tutorials on the internet.
• Quality of results The results produced by AI are increasingly realistic, making it increasingly difficult for ordinary people to distinguish between genuine videos and digital engineering.

These developments mean that the use of AI is now expanding to various fields, from education, entertainment, marketing, to creating social media content.

Concerns Appear About AI Da’wah Content

The reveal of the figure “Ustazah Hajar” as an AI character raised concerns among the public. One concern is the issue of accountability for the content of the lectures delivered. If there are errors in conveying arguments, misinterpretations of verses, or inaccurate religious information, the public will have difficulty knowing who the party responsible is because the characters appearing are not real people.

This is a new challenge in the development of digital preaching, especially when AI technology is able to produce videos that are very human-like.

The Importance of Digital Literacy in the AI ​​Era

This phenomenon again shows the importance of increasing people’s digital literacy. Social media users are expected not to immediately believe all the content circulating without checking the source or identity of the creator. Apart from that, the public is also advised to compare religious information with references from scholars, official institutions, or sources that have clear credibility.

AI’s increasingly sophisticated capabilities do open up many positive opportunities in the digital world, but on the other hand it also presents new challenges related to the dissemination of information that has the potential to be misleading if it is not accompanied by transparency.

AI Predicted to Increasingly Dominate Digital Content

A number of observers predict that the use of artificial intelligence in video creation will continue to increase in the next few years. Generative technology is now able to produce faces, voices, body movements and expressions that increasingly resemble real humans with much shorter production times.

Therefore, digital platforms, content creators and social media users are expected to be wiser in utilizing this technology. On the other hand, the public is also required to have the ability to recognize the characteristics of AI content so that they are not easily fooled by videos that appear realistic but are actually the result of artificial intelligence engineering.