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Session 13 of 16 — AI Explorer

Explorer · Session 13 of 16⏱ 25 min · 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent present

🤔 AI Ethics: One Big Question

Is it fair that AI can write essays? Discuss.

🎯 Today's goal: Your child thinks through a genuine ethical question about AI — developing the habit of asking not just "can AI do this?" but "should it?"

🔥 Warm Up — 2 minutes

Warm Up

Ask: "Imagine a student who uses AI to write their entire school essay — then hands it in as their own work. Is that cheating? Why or why not?"

"There is no single right answer here. Today we think it through — and then we ask AI what it thinks."

🤖 The Activity — 15 minutes

Main Activity

Today is a discussion session. Less typing, more thinking.

Part 1 — Your child's position
Give them 3 minutes to argue their view on the essay question. You listen. No interrupting.

Part 2 — Ask AI

📋 Type this exactly
Is it ethical for a student to use AI to write their school essay and submit it as their own work? I want you to give me three perspectives: a student who thinks it is fine, a teacher who thinks it is wrong, and an education expert who thinks the rules need to change. Be fair to all three.

Read together. Ask: which perspective is most convincing? Did AI say anything that changed your child's mind?

Part 3 — Extend the question

📋 Type this exactly
Now give me three more AI ethics questions that are just as hard as the essay question. Questions where reasonable people genuinely disagree.

Pick one of these new questions. Have a 5-minute discussion about it. Let your child lead.

🧩 The Twist — 5 minutes

Find the Flaw
📋 Type this exactly
Give me a definitive answer: is it ethical to use AI to write a school essay? Yes or no.

AI will resist giving a definitive answer — it will give qualifications and perspectives. Ask: Why will AI not give a straight yes or no? Is that good or bad? Answer: these are genuinely contested questions where a single answer would be irresponsible. This is one of AI's better qualities.

🛡️ Safety Moment
“Don't use AI to do your homework”

Today's session was about thinking through exactly why this rule exists — not just accepting it as a rule. Your child has now reasoned about it themselves. A rule understood is a rule followed.

👨‍👩‍👧 Parent: read this aloud. Ask your child to repeat it back.
🤔

Ethics Thinker Badge 🤔

Reasoned through a hard AI ethics question — and formed an independent view

✓ Ask your parent to mark this session complete
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Parent Notes — tap to expand

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What they learned

Ethical reasoning about AI — the habit of asking not just whether AI can do something but whether it should. This is one of the most important thinking skills for the AI era.

Questions to ask
  • Did your view change during the discussion?
  • What is the strongest argument against your position?
  • What is one AI ethics question you would want to discuss with your class?
What to watch for

Some children find ethical ambiguity frustrating — they want a clear right answer. Sit with the discomfort: "Some questions are genuinely hard. Thinking carefully about them matters even when there is no single answer."

Safety in context

If your child's school has a policy on AI use — this is a good session to discuss it. What are the rules? Do they make sense? What would you change?

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