AI for families — the foundations
Five short lessons. ~50 minutes total. Built so a non-tech family member finishes feeling calm and equipped, not overwhelmed.
If AI showed up and you've felt a step behind your kids, your relatives, or the news — start here. Five lessons, in the order I'd walk a friend through them. Stop any time, pick up later.
What you'll come away with
- Explain what AI is without sounding like a robot
- Spot the most common AI scam aimed at older relatives
- Set up a family safe-word in two minutes
- Have one short conversation with your kid about AI homework
- Know when AI is doing too much of the work
Lessons
- 1 What AI actually is After this lesson, you'll be able to explain in one sentence what an AI like ChatGPT is, in language your mum would understand.
- 2 When AI makes things up After this lesson, you'll be able to spot the difference between confident and correct, and run a 30-second check on any AI answer that matters.
- 3 The voice-clone call and the family safe-word After this lesson, you'll recognise the voice-clone scam pattern in five seconds, and have a family safe-word set up before you ever need it.
- 4 AI in your kid's homework After this lesson, you'll have one short conversation ready for your kid about AI homework — that helps them learn instead of either banning AI or handing the work over.
- 5 Two conversations Walk away with two scripts you can use this week — one for talking to your kid about AI homework, one for setting up the safe-word with an older parent or relative.