kids ai academy (kaia) 003
stairway to values (ai assisted)
Hi,
Welcome back to our AI journey, where we're peering around the corners of value exploration and iterative prompting. This week, we dove headfirst into the heart of what makes up the tone & personality of a prompt, casting our focus lights on the intriguing concept of 'values'.
Self reflection and growth objectives:
Personal values - what they mean and why they’re important
Discussion about how our values evolve through time
Business learning objectives:
Strategic iterative questions to build the bigger picture
To begin, we engaged in a version of values-20-questions. The rules were simple, yet required thoughtful strategies: identify a specific value from a provided list using just questions. This exercise not only amplified our understanding of values but also became a playground to flex our iterative prompting skills.
We then took a turn at reconstructing the same prompt but infusing it with different values. This practice session offered us a panoramic view of how varied responses can be depending on the value incorporated. As we navigated this complex terrain, we incorporated these questions into our collaborative prompt platform.
Reflecting on our performance, we realized our collective iterative prompting skills had indeed strengthened. Still, we noticed room for improvement. We wished we had engaged in a matching exercise before diving into the question game and yearned for a deeper discussion around values. But these reflections are openings for roads we haven’t reached yet, and the insights will serve as our guiding posts for future sessions.
Following our introspective exploration of values, we turned the pages to the exciting world of superheroes. In a lesson designed to provide hands-on practice on iteration, we found ourselves immersed in super-hero creation stories and adventures.
This session bore witness to some special moments: Alex's engaging teaching style, and Akemi's invaluable contributions. Her visible experience of passionate curiosity was a sign that we’re going in the right direction. And more importantly, giving the kids important tools to gauge ‘direction’ on their own.
Yet, the superhero saga had its share of villains and pitfalls too. We found that having the kids create the superhero stories based on values reduced the immersion. The values yielded from the superhero tales could've used a dash of excitement, conflict and moral dilemma.
As we gather these lessons and gear up for our next adventure, we’re finding that both mentors and students are finding groove. The heart of prompting and personas is next, and will take our abilities to the next level. Stay tuned, fellow explorers. The magic of learning, invention, and articulation is only beginning to unravel itself.
Stay Curious!