AI workshop

Thank you for attending the recent workshop on AI. Please find below a link to the sources directly mentioned in the workshop.

"Two-thirds (64%) of children aged 9-17 say they have used an AI chatbot"
Internet matters (2025) Me, myself and AI
“Any sufficiently familiar technology is indistinguishable from nature.”
Virginia Postrel (2020) The Fabric of Civilization*
"Our findings confirm that the AI models included in this study privilege some interpretations of the Bible over others. In terms of ecclesial biases, there is a clear leaning towards evangelical theologies."
The Bible Society (2026) AI, Bible Apps and Theological Bias

Content Warning: The game could be seen as unfair and could be seen as bullying an AI. It may not be an ethical way to treat AI.

Organised fun with AI

If you want to play a game with young people and AI, you can try this simple little game based on the messiness of human to human communication not always being easy for AI to understand.

Simply craft a message (however you like) for a friend. If they understand it you score a point. Now send the same digital message (or send it a photo of what you handmade) to an AI and ask "Explain this". If the AI can't work it out or confidential says the wrong meaning you win 3 more points. Swap roles. Repeat 3 times each and the person who can best communicate to a human but confuse an AI wins.

How to grow in confidence with AI topics

Experience chatting with an AI (character.ai)

Don’t assume young people…
…use AI
…have thought about what AI is
…have a unified attitude

Be curious

Check yourself for judgmental attitudes but be ready to challenge

Background reading

"One in four teens turn to AI chatbots for mental health support, study finds"
Youth Endowment Fund (2025) Children, Violence and Vulnerability report.
Jonathan Haidt (2025) The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness *
Kate Crawford (2022) Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence *
Simon Clark (2025) Should I feel guilty using AI?
Hannah Ritchie (2024) What’s the impact of artificial intelligence on energy demand?
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (2025) AI Slop Is Destroying The Internet
Kirkpatrick Sale (1996) Rebels Against The Future: The Luddites And Their War On The Industrial Revolution: Lessons For The Computer Age
Youth Work Scotland. (February 2026) Our Futures and AI, A Youth Work Toolkit Digital Youth Work
"Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. Anything that's invented between when you're fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things."
Douglas Adams (2021) The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time *

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