Asking AI - and Checking

1. What your child learns and why

Your child asks clearly, compares a claim with a separate source and decides whether to use AI. A confident answer can be wrong. The lesson uses only a fictional helper with scripted answers.

2. Three questions for dinner

• “Which claim did you choose to check?”
• “Which line in the other source helped you?”
• “When would you choose not to ask AI?”

3. 10 minutes together, no screen

1. Your child chooses a question you can look up in a book and asks you the same question.
2. Compare your answer with a specific passage and note the page. If answers differ, leave room for another check.
3. Your child writes a one-sentence family rule: when we ask AI and when we do not. Discuss their choice.

4. What success looks like

Your child names the claim they checked, shows the source and explains why they use, correct or set aside the answer.

5. Common difficulties

“It sounds right” → “Which line supports it?” · No suitable source → leave the question open and ask for help. You do not need to know the answers. Say: “Let’s check together.”

6. Safety

Do not enter personal information. No real chatbot or account is needed. The simulation collects and stores nothing. “If something scares you, tell a grown-up you trust.”

7. Where to go next

Before: DB-IB-10 “Fake or Real? Pictures and Videos” · Next: DB-IB-12 “A Fake Message: Who Is Writing to Me?”

S1 · AILit Framework · OECD / European Commission / CodeAI · focus: human judgment remains essential. Original activities; source not adapted.