Understanding AI
What artificial intelligence is, told at a child's height, why it invents things with complete confidence, and the family rule of checking before believing. There are games for catching its mistakes, a way to tell a generated image from a real one, and numbers that work in class, like what a handful of prompts really costs in power and water.
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August 22, 2026
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While You Sleep
The best way for a child to really understand artificial intelligence is to explain it to their grandparents. It takes one afternoon, three exercises and the phone that is already…
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August 5, 2026
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While You Dream
Why is the sky blue? Where do birds go in winter? Instead of an I'll tell you later, give those questions one hour a week.
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July 26, 2026
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Knowledge is getting cheap. Thinking is not. Why maths and physics matter more right now, and what that looks like on an ordinary afternoon.
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July 24, 2026
·1 min read While You Dream
No algorithms, no jargon. A simple way to tell a child what AI is, so they use it to create.
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July 22, 2026
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Pick your five favourite animals and build an AI quiz with three levels: from your little sister to your parents. You are the quizmaster.
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July 21, 2026
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While You Scroll
Your teen picks a topic, defends their position, and the AI argues the other side fairly. Training for thinking, not for being right.
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July 13, 2026
·2 min read While You Sleep
AI sometimes invents books, opening hours and facts with total confidence. Turn checking into a house rule, and into a game.
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July 6, 2026
·1 min read While You Scroll
Not to do the work for you, but to set the pace: a three-week plan for a skill you always wanted.
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July 2, 2026
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Summer has empty hours. Instead of endless scrolling, here are five ways to begin something of your own with AI in ten minutes.
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June 29, 2026
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The trick is not to make AI write your essay. The trick is to make it help you write better yourself.
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June 28, 2026
·1 min read While You Dream
Turn looking at pictures into a detective game. Your child learns to notice when an image was made by a machine.
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June 23, 2026
·1 min read While You Scroll
Let it quiz you, explain, and challenge you. You are still the one who thinks.
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June 17, 2026
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AI already imitates voices and faces. Teaching doubt is not about fear, it is a lifelong skill.
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