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Chapter 02 / 17

Our AI journey

This is our map for exploring AI: what it is, where it appears, what it can get wrong, and what people can do with it.

Start with curiosity

You do not need to know how to program to ask good questions about AI. Notice what a tool does and what information it might need.

Keep people in the picture

As we travel through the chapters, look for the people who build, use, and are affected by each system.

Sam makes a map

Sam was getting ready for an AI club meeting and worried that the topic felt enormous. He drew a map with stops for patterns, everyday tools, mistakes, and human choices. His friend Jo added a snack stop. Naturally, it became the most popular stop.

As they explored each idea, Sam added questions beside the stops: What does it learn? Who checks it? Who might it affect? By the end, the map did not contain every answer, but it showed where to look next. Sam learned that curiosity is a good guide.

A familiar example

A map app breaks a journey into smaller steps, like finding a bus stop, choosing a route, and checking for delays. Learning about AI can feel easier when you take one question at a time.

Make your own AI map

  1. Write AI in the middle of a page.
  2. Add three questions you have about it.
  3. Draw a path to one question you can answer today.
  4. Ask a friend to add a new stop.