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 Ko te aha tonu te AI? Hei te mutunga o tēnei akoranga, ka taea e koe te whakamārama, mā te reo māmā, ko te aha te AI penei i a ChatGPT — kia mārama ai tō māmā.
- 2 Ka whakaarotia e te AI ngā mea kāore i te tika Hei te mutunga o tēnei akoranga, ka mōhio koe ki te wehe i te whakapono mai i te tika, ā, ka taea e koe te tirotiro 30-hēkona ki tētahi whakautu AI nui.
- 3 Te waea reo-tāruahia me te kupu haumaru o te whānau Hei te mutunga o tēnei akoranga, ka mōhio koe ki te āhua o te tinihanga reo-tāruahia i te 5 hēkona, ā, ka whakatūria he kupu haumaru whānau i mua o te whakamahinga.
- 4 Te AI ki te mahi kāinga o tāu tamariki Hei te mutunga o tēnei akoranga, ka rite tētahi kōrero poto mō tāu tamariki — e āwhina ana ki te ako, ehara i te aukati AI, ehara i te tuku i ngā mahi.
- 5 Ngā kōrero e rua Mauria atu e koe ngā tuhinga e rua hei whakamahi i tēnei wiki — kotahi mō te kōrero ki tāu tamariki mō te AI me te mahi kāinga, kotahi mō te whakatū i te kupu haumaru me tētahi mātua pakeke, whanaunga pakeke rānei.