Computing · Stage 2
Real Person or Computer?
Online life — some replies are made by a computer
✦ Computing📘 Stage 2 · S2⏱ ~9 min🧒 Ages 6–7★ Free to start
tell some replies are made by a computer
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Kavi Spots the Clues
Kavi was chatting with a helper online. Zip! It replied before Kavi could even blink — then again, just as fast, at midnight, always in the exact same cheery words. "A real friend would be asleep by now!" Kavi hooted. "And nobody types that fast!" Kavi had spotted the clues: a reply that is instant, never tired, and always the same is usually made by a computer — a helper that just follows steps. A clever owl learns the clues and can tell: not every reply online is made by a person.
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What your child will learn
1Clues a reply is a computerA computer reply leaves clues. Tap each clue to hear how it gives the computer away.
2Real person or computer?Some replies online come from real people; some are made by a computer. Use the clues and tap the right box for each one.
3The midnight helperA helper answers you in half a second — at midnight — in the exact same words as last time. Use the clues to predict what it is, then reveal.
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A peek inside
A helper replies in half a second, at any hour, in the exact same words every time. Real person or computer?
instant + never sleeps + always the same = a computer following steps
Try this at home: Some replies online are not made by a person — they are made by a ____.
Part of Computing · Stage 2 · S2 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.