# Lesson 274: Understand that ChatGPT is a type of AI helper

💡 TECHNOLOGY & FUTURE SKILLS (40 Lessons) • 🟠 E. Future and Innovation

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## Objective

I can say that ChatGPT is a type of AI helper that uses words. I can remember that people invented and control AI tools, that AI is not a person, and that I should ask a trusted adult and follow family rules when using AI.

## Materials

- Plain paper or a notebook page
- Pencils, crayons, or markers
- Optional: a device where an adult can show ChatGPT safely (adult types, child watches)
- Trusted adult helper (parent, carer, or teacher)

## Mini-lesson — ChatGPT is a word-based AI helper

AI means artificial intelligence. It is a kind of computer program that can spot patterns and guess answers.

What is ChatGPT?

- ChatGPT is a type of AI helper that works with words.
- You type a question or task, and it writes back with words.
- It learned from many examples of text, like books and websites.

What ChatGPT can and cannot do

- It can help explain ideas or give examples.
- It can help adults plan lessons or write practice questions.
- It cannot feel happy or sad.
- It cannot see or hear the room you are in.
- It is not a person and not a friend.

People are in charge of AI

- Humans designed and built AI tools.
- People choose how to use or not use them.
- People set rules for safe and kind use.

Staying safe with AI helpers

- We do not share our full name, address, school, or other private details with AI.
- We ask a trusted adult before using AI tools.
- If an answer looks wrong or makes us worried, we talk to an adult.

Adults can say: "ChatGPT is a word helper that people invented. It can give ideas, but humans are still in charge and we follow our family rules."

Picture strip: "ChatGPT as a word helper"

## Guided Practice — Sort "AI helper" and "not AI"

Use this activity to help your child notice which things are AI helpers and which are not AI.

1. On paper, draw two boxes. Label one "AI helper" and the other "Not AI".
2. Say different examples and help your child decide where they go: ChatGPT, a door, a calculator, a book, a talking map app, a pencil.
3. For each item, ask: "Does this use smart computer patterns to guess or speak, or is it just a tool?"
4. Draw or write each example in the correct box with your child.
5. Talk about the AI box: "These are helpers that use code and patterns. People invented them and people are in charge."
6. Talk about the "Not AI" box: "These tools are useful, but they do not make guesses by themselves."
7. Remind your child that we always use AI with rules and trusted adults.

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## Practice — My "AI helper" rules

Use this page to help your child build a simple list of family rules for using AI helpers like ChatGPT.

1. On a new page, write the title: "My AI helper rules".
2. Ask your child to draw a speech bubble screen (a rectangle with little chat lines) to show an AI helper.
3. Under the picture, help them write Rule 1: "I use AI with a trusted adult."
4. Rule 2: "I do not share my full name, address, or school."
5. Rule 3: "If an answer feels wrong or unkind, I tell an adult."
6. Let your child add one more rule, such as: "We use AI to learn, not to be unkind."
7. Read the rules together and post the page in your learning area as a friendly reminder.

## Quick Check — ChatGPT and AI helpers

Answer each question about what ChatGPT is, what AI can and cannot do, and how to stay safe.

1) What is ChatGPT?

A real person who lives in your house. A toy that can walk around. A type of AI helper that works with words.
ChatGPT is an AI tool that uses text to answer questions.

2) Who invented AI helpers like ChatGPT?

People who used code, ideas, and hard work. The computers invented themselves. No one at all.
Humans design and build AI tools.

3) What can ChatGPT not do?

Help explain things with words. See your room or feel your feelings. Write ideas when someone types a question.
ChatGPT cannot see, hear, or feel. It only works with text.

4) Who is in charge when we use AI?

The AI helper is the boss of everything. No one is in charge. People, like your family and teachers.
Humans decide how and when to use AI tools.

5) What should you do before using AI like ChatGPT?

Ask a trusted adult and follow family rules. Use it secretly without telling anyone. Type any words you want, even if they are unkind.
An adult can help you use AI safely and kindly.

6) Which information should you not share with AI?

"I like reading and drawing." Your full name, address, or school name. "I enjoy learning maths."
Private details stay with trusted adults, not AI tools.

7) How does ChatGPT choose its words?

By reading your mind. By looking through your window. By using patterns it learned from many examples of text.
AI tools guess answers based on patterns in the text they were trained on.

8) What should you do if an AI answer feels wrong or worrying?

Stop and tell a trusted adult. Keep it a secret and feel scared alone. Argue with the screen for a long time.
Adults can help you check information and stay safe.

9) Which sentence is true about ChatGPT?

"ChatGPT is my secret friend who keeps my secrets." "ChatGPT is an AI helper, not a person or friend." "ChatGPT can see me through the screen."
ChatGPT is a tool, not a human friend.

10) What is the big idea of this lesson?

AI helpers should control people. Children should always use AI alone. ChatGPT is an AI helper that people invented, and we use it safely with adults and rules.
We are learning that AI can help with words, but humans stay in charge and follow safety rules.

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Student can say that ChatGPT is a type of AI helper that uses words. Student understands that people invented and control AI tools. Student knows that AI is not a person or friend and cannot see or feel. Student can name at least one family rule for using AI safely. Student knows to ask a trusted adult if an AI answer feels wrong, unkind, or worrying.

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can explain that ChatGPT is an AI helper and people are in charge. 🙂 I know some things about AI helpers but still need practice with the rules. 😅 AI helpers still feel a bit tricky for me.

#### Next time I will practise…

Asking an adult before using AI helpers Remembering not to share private information with AI Saying, "AI is a helper, and people are the boss"
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