AI Literacy · Stage 2
It Can Be Tricked
A machine knows what it saw — but a new or sneaky thing can trick it!
✦ AI Literacy📘 Stage 2 · S2⏱ ~8 min🧒 Ages 6–7★ Free to start
I know something new can trick a machine.
📖
Kavi's Sneaky Costume
Kavi the owl showed the paper machine 📄 lots of dogs 🐶 and lots of cats 🐱. "Now you are good at guessing!" hoots Kavi. Then Kavi puts a dog costume on a cat 🐱➡️🐶. The paper machine peeks and says, "A dog!" "Gotcha!" laughs Kavi. "It is really a cat in a costume. A new or sneaky thing can trick a machine!"
🎓
What your child will learn
1Easy one, or a trick?The machine saw lots of dogs. A plain dog 🐶 is easy — but a cat in a dog costume 🥸 is a trick! Tap each card!
2Trick or no trick?The machine saw lots of plain 🐶 dogs and 🐱 cats. Some things are easy for it. Some are new or sneaky and can trick it! Tap the right box for each one.
3Will it be tricked?The machine learned plain 🐶 dogs and 🐱 cats. Now YOU say if the next thing tricks it. Predict, then tap to check. Tap Next test for more.
🔍
A peek inside
The machine saw lots of dogs. We show it a 🐶 plain dog. Will it be tricked?
This dog looks just like the dogs it saw before, so it has an easy guess.
Try this at home: The machine saw lots of dogs. Circle the one that would TRICK it: 🐶 a plain dog 🥸 a cat in a dog costume 🐕 another normal dog
Part of AI Literacy · Stage 2 · S2 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.