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Making sense of AI, for parents
Short, practical notes on how AI actually works, what it gets wrong, and what is worth teaching a child about using it. No jargon, and nothing you need a technical background to follow.
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What happens when kids copy their homework from AI?
In the biggest study so far, students who copied from AI did better on practice and worse on the test. What’s going on, and what helps.
October 23, 2026 · 4 min read Read → -
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How to spot a deepfake: count the hands, shadows and faces
We tried to make fakes a child could spot, and the AI kept quietly fixing our mistakes. What that leaves you to look for.
October 22, 2026 · 5 min read Read → -
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How should kids use AI for homework?
Banning it doesn’t work and allowing everything doesn’t either. Five rules, five swaps, and the one test that tells you who did the thinking.
September 26, 2026 · 6 min read Read → -
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AI in school: what the evidence actually says
One study found an AI tutor beat classroom teaching by a full standard deviation. Another found AI use weakening critical thinking.
September 15, 2026 · 7 min read Read → -
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Is ChatGPT safe for kids?
Three separate risks hide inside that question, and the one parents worry about most is not the one that actually bites.
September 13, 2026 · 6 min read Read → -
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At what age should kids learn about AI?
Around nine for structured learning, and thirteen for a reason that is legal rather than educational. Why the two ages differ.
September 13, 2026 · 5 min read Read → -
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How does ChatGPT actually work?
No math and no jargon. What it is really doing when it answers you, explained with your phone keyboard.
September 10, 2026 · 6 min read Read → -
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ChatGPT vs Google: what parents and teachers should know
One looks things up. The other writes a sentence that sounds right. Knowing which is which is exactly when your child should stop and check.
September 8, 2026 · 6 min read Read → -
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Why AI makes things up — and how to teach your child to catch it
An AI does not know when it is guessing, and a guess sounds exactly like a fact. The one question that catches it, and how to practice it in four minutes.
August 28, 2026 · 5 min read Read → -
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What not to tell a chatbot: a parent’s list
Nine kinds of detail children hand over without thinking — and the one habit that protects all of them without telling your child to refuse.
August 28, 2026 · 6 min read Read → -
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How to tell if a photo is AI-generated: 5 things to check
Counting fingers stopped working. Five checks that still hold up, what to look for in video, and the one habit that outlasts all of them.
August 28, 2026 · 6 min read Read → -
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What your child’s photo gives away
The subject is almost never the problem. It is the house number behind it, the sign in the background, and the time it was posted.
August 28, 2026 · 5 min read Read → -
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Is AI biased? How it happens, and how to check
A 90% score can hide a group getting it wrong seven times out of ten. How it happens, in a hiring screen and a voice assistant.
August 28, 2026 · 5 min read Read → -
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Teaching AI at 9–12 vs 13–16: what actually changes
Same ideas, different questions. Why the line sits at 13, and how the same lesson should look for a ten-year-old and a fifteen-year-old.
August 28, 2026 · 6 min read Read →
Would you want your child to know this?
FutureMinds teaches children 9–16 how AI works — through quests, not lectures. Now on Google Play, with iOS coming soon. Take the 2-minute AI Smart Challenge yourself first — five real questions from the app, no signup.
Take the Challenge →