I enjoyed listening to the podcast. I recently read this article https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/gpt4-should-be-part-of-your-toolkit/ and felt like it had a good rule for when and how to use generative AI tools: "The AI is often wrong and you need to verify everything you get back. So focus on the problems that are hard to do, but easy to check." I wonder if and how you're incorporating that idea into your practice :) Thanks for exploring and sharing your journey.
I love this Q, Greg! Coincidentally, a random person at the deli center this weekend, without prompting looked me in the eyes and said "young people don't understand ai will destroy everything. It's very dangerous." Now, was it my AI INSPIRED sweatshirt and cap that prompted this? (Just kidding... I wasn't wearing any swag. They later explained the deli meat cutter and her were discussing ai replacing workers.) My point is that ai is new and to some it's EXCITING to others its THE END OF THE WORLD. Both are right and we're teaching the kids to navigate the questions rather than the answers. If we can give them the tools to evaluate questions critically, then they will be able to answer those questions that have been, as well as those that haven't been, asked yet. The self reflection tools we give them build their internal barometers and our focus is to have them gauge whether their use is inspiring passionate curiosity. Whether that's for the answer or more questions to the questions, it'll lead them to a place of deep self-driven education, largely due to the fact that your quote is correct, they have to check the work! And the checking, re-prompting, checking again, re-formatting, and checking one last time drives both education and innovation. We will specifically address and incorporate the hows/whens/whys by answering their questions about how/when/why they shouldn't use it for homework as well as provide solid examples of when ai flat out lies (this was just discussed in our last class actually!). And as we continue to emphasize the village, it'll take more than just us to answer and guide these young minds (looking at your parents, teachers, care-givers), but we'll help to drive the questions and start those discussions! Come at us with more Qs. Absolutely love it!
Thank you for taking the time to listen to our podcast and sharing the article.
AI tools like ChatGPT are incredibly powerful, but they certainly don't have all the answers, and they can sometimes get things wrong. That's exactly why we feel it's so important to teach our young learners how to use these tools wisely and critically.
AI is a powerful tool, but it's not infallible. It can occasionally provide inaccurate information or “hallucinates” (the kids thought this was hilarious when reviewed this). We’re teaching that these hallucinations can be especially tricky to spot if one isn't familiar with a particular subject. And sometimes, they can even slip past those well-versed in a topic.
That's why, at the Kids AI Academy (KAIA), we place a strong emphasis on teaching our young learners how to use AI as a helpful tool, but with a discerning eye. They are encouraged to verify and critically evaluate the information they receive from AI. We believe in empowering them to use AI responsibly and effectively without relying on it blindly.
In fact, almost every session presents an opportunity to reinforce this crucial lesson. In an upcoming podcast, we discuss a conversation we had when a student asked if they could use ChatGPT to write a school assignment.
We're starting to get into lessons on how to train an AI persona. The personas we use daily in our business applications, and which lead to the start of KAIA, generate highly effective, specific, and relevant responses with simple prompts. With a trained persona, we can help guide conversations to be more focused, resulting in fewer AI hallucinations.
Thank you again for sharing your thoughts. We love to see engagement, and it's your questions and feedback that help us keep refining our approach.
I enjoyed listening to the podcast. I recently read this article https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/gpt4-should-be-part-of-your-toolkit/ and felt like it had a good rule for when and how to use generative AI tools: "The AI is often wrong and you need to verify everything you get back. So focus on the problems that are hard to do, but easy to check." I wonder if and how you're incorporating that idea into your practice :) Thanks for exploring and sharing your journey.
I love this Q, Greg! Coincidentally, a random person at the deli center this weekend, without prompting looked me in the eyes and said "young people don't understand ai will destroy everything. It's very dangerous." Now, was it my AI INSPIRED sweatshirt and cap that prompted this? (Just kidding... I wasn't wearing any swag. They later explained the deli meat cutter and her were discussing ai replacing workers.) My point is that ai is new and to some it's EXCITING to others its THE END OF THE WORLD. Both are right and we're teaching the kids to navigate the questions rather than the answers. If we can give them the tools to evaluate questions critically, then they will be able to answer those questions that have been, as well as those that haven't been, asked yet. The self reflection tools we give them build their internal barometers and our focus is to have them gauge whether their use is inspiring passionate curiosity. Whether that's for the answer or more questions to the questions, it'll lead them to a place of deep self-driven education, largely due to the fact that your quote is correct, they have to check the work! And the checking, re-prompting, checking again, re-formatting, and checking one last time drives both education and innovation. We will specifically address and incorporate the hows/whens/whys by answering their questions about how/when/why they shouldn't use it for homework as well as provide solid examples of when ai flat out lies (this was just discussed in our last class actually!). And as we continue to emphasize the village, it'll take more than just us to answer and guide these young minds (looking at your parents, teachers, care-givers), but we'll help to drive the questions and start those discussions! Come at us with more Qs. Absolutely love it!
Hi Greg,
Thank you for taking the time to listen to our podcast and sharing the article.
AI tools like ChatGPT are incredibly powerful, but they certainly don't have all the answers, and they can sometimes get things wrong. That's exactly why we feel it's so important to teach our young learners how to use these tools wisely and critically.
AI is a powerful tool, but it's not infallible. It can occasionally provide inaccurate information or “hallucinates” (the kids thought this was hilarious when reviewed this). We’re teaching that these hallucinations can be especially tricky to spot if one isn't familiar with a particular subject. And sometimes, they can even slip past those well-versed in a topic.
That's why, at the Kids AI Academy (KAIA), we place a strong emphasis on teaching our young learners how to use AI as a helpful tool, but with a discerning eye. They are encouraged to verify and critically evaluate the information they receive from AI. We believe in empowering them to use AI responsibly and effectively without relying on it blindly.
In fact, almost every session presents an opportunity to reinforce this crucial lesson. In an upcoming podcast, we discuss a conversation we had when a student asked if they could use ChatGPT to write a school assignment.
We're starting to get into lessons on how to train an AI persona. The personas we use daily in our business applications, and which lead to the start of KAIA, generate highly effective, specific, and relevant responses with simple prompts. With a trained persona, we can help guide conversations to be more focused, resulting in fewer AI hallucinations.
Thank you again for sharing your thoughts. We love to see engagement, and it's your questions and feedback that help us keep refining our approach.
A fun, surprising lesson! Quickly learning the idea behind creating effective prompts to unlock the power of ChatGPT.