๐Ÿ“… AI Monthly โ€” May 2026 ยท AI Basics Refresher
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AI Monthly ยท May ยท Session 1โฑ 25 min ยท ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง Parent present

๐Ÿ”„ What You Remember

Test what you still know โ€” and what has faded.

๐ŸŽฏ Today's goal: Revisit AI basics and identify exactly what is solid and what needs refreshing.

๐Ÿ”ฅ Warm Up

Warm Up

"How long ago did you last use AI in a focused way? A week? A month? A year? Today we test what has stayed."

"This is not a test you can fail. It is a map of what to revisit."

๐Ÿค– The Activity

Main Activity
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Quiz me on AI basics. Give me 10 questions โ€” a mix of conceptual (what is AI, how does it work) and practical (what is a prompt, what is a token, what is training data). After I answer each one, tell me if I am right and explain the correct answer simply.

Work through the quiz together. Keep track of which answers felt confident and which felt uncertain. Those uncertain areas are today's targets.

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For the questions I got wrong or was uncertain about: [list them]. Explain each one clearly โ€” as if I am hearing it for the first time. Use a real-world analogy for each.

Revisit until everything feels solid. Then do one practical activity using a skill that felt rusty.

๐Ÿงฉ The Twist

Go Deeper
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What has changed about AI in the last 6 months that a person who has not been paying attention would not know about? Give me the 3 most important developments.

AI's knowledge has a cutoff, so this may be partially outdated โ€” but it opens the conversation: how do you stay up to date with something that changes this fast?

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Safety Moment
“AI makes mistakes โ€” always check”

Coming back to AI after a break is a good time to reconnect with all the habits โ€” especially checking. The AI tools themselves may have changed. Some things you learned may now work differently.

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Refresher Badge ๐Ÿ”„

Tested what you remembered โ€” and refreshed what had faded

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Parent Notes

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What they learned

Memory and revision โ€” identifying gaps and addressing them directly.

Questions to ask
  • What did you remember clearly?
  • What had faded most?
  • Has anything about AI changed since you last used it seriously?
What to watch for

A refresher session after a break is always valuable. Children often remember more than they expect โ€” but the act of testing makes the knowledge more robust.

Safety in context

Re-establish good habits at the start of this monthly theme: parent present, no personal information, verify facts.