The Curious Generation
A world in the library

AI Literacy

Growing up alongside machines that talk back.

A child looking curiously at a glowing screen with an adult nearby

6 pieces to explore

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What a Chatbot Actually Knows

A plain-language starting point.

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Ask It Twice

Build the habit of questioning answers.

Then

Building a Family AI Agreement

Turn the habit into a household rule.

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Kitchen-Table AI

Conversations you can have tonight, no jargon required.

3 pieces

Trust, But Verify

Tools for spotting confident mistakes.

2 pieces
Inside this world

6 pieces to explore

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Format
Length
Age
Article · 7 min · 5–8

What a Chatbot Actually Knows

A plain-language explainer for kitchen-table conversations.

Details
Guide · 12 min · 13+

Ask It Twice: Teaching Kids to Question Answers

A five-question habit for anything a machine tells you.

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Video · 8 min · 5–8

The Robot That Got It Wrong

A classroom experiment in spotting confident mistakes.

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Toolkit · 18 min · 5–8

Building a Family AI Agreement

A one-page contract families write together.

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Guide · 10 min · 13+

Prompting Like a Curious Person

Turning demands into genuine questions.

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Article · 6 min · 5–8

Where the Data Comes From

A gentle introduction to training data for ages 10+.

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T. Curious Press

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David Lucas

A gentle story about care between the human and the mechanical.