Island 3 of 6 · 7 minutes

How to talk to an AI

Good directions in, good stuff out.

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Be specific, like ordering ice cream

If you say 'I want ice cream,' you might get any flavor. If you say 'I want two scoops of chocolate in a cone with sprinkles,' you get exactly what you dreamed of.

For grown-ups

This lesson teaches prompting (specificity and iteration) alongside four non-negotiable safety rules: no personal information, escalate weird content to an adult, verify claims, and AI as a thinking aid rather than a replacement. Doing the exercises together is the best way to model all four.