Words
stories, plans, explanations
Daddy’s AI Maker Camp01 / 15
AI is a tool, not magic.
Today: understand it. Question it. Then use it to build something real.
Find patterns
Make drafts
Ask: “Where have you seen AI?”
Quick vote02 / 15
AI or not AI?
Tap each card to reveal.
The big idea03 / 15
AI finds patterns and predicts what fits next.
A
→B
→A
→Ask everyone to predict before revealing.
Under the hood04 / 15
Examples become a pattern map.
Lots of exampleswords · pictures · code
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Trainingfinds relationships
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A modela giant pattern map
A computer studies many examples and adjusts the pattern map.
Two stages: train the model, then use the model.
Try the engine05 / 15
A chatbot predicts one small piece at a time.
The sky is ___
Choose the piece that seems most likely.
Then it predicts the next piece. And the next. Very fast.
The most likely answer is not always the true answer.
What it can make06 / 15
AI can help draft digital things.
Pictures
illustrations, ideas, variations
Code
websites, games, tools
Sound
voices, music, effects
Best use today: make a small version, then test it.
Keep it straight07 / 15
What AI is—and isn’t.
AI can…
- ✓spot patterns
- ✓make fast drafts
- ✓follow instructions
- ✓help us explore
AI does not…
- ×know truth automatically
- ×feel or want things
- ×understand like a person
- ×make our decisions
Sounding sure is not the same as being right.
The confidence trap08 / 15
AI can sound confident and still be wrong.
It may invent a fact, source, date, quote, or answer that fits the pattern.
That is called a hallucination.
It is a prediction that sounds plausible—but is not grounded in truth.
Our move: pause, check, and use a reliable source.
Ask: “What kinds of answers would you always verify?”
Our working loop09 / 15
People stay in charge.
1
Ask
Give a clear goal.
2
Inspect
Read and try it.
3
Verify
Check facts and behavior.
4
Improve
Change one thing.
Repeat: Ask → Inspect → Verify → Improve.
Prompt recipe10 / 15
Tell AI what success looks like.
Goal
What are we making?
Audience
Who will use it?
Constraints
What must it do or avoid?
Format
What should the result look like?
Check
How will we test it?
Ready for a 30-second family prompt challenge?
Goal · Audience · Constraints · Format · Check
Make it useful11 / 15
Prompt makeover.
Too vague
“Make me a cool Ravens website.”
Buildable
Tap “Improve it” to reveal a stronger prompt.
Ask: “What information is missing?”
Safety stoplight12 / 15
Know when to go, slow, or stop.
Go
- brainstorm ideas
- draft code or stories
- explain a concept
Ask Dad
- facts that matter
- health or food advice
- publishing or sharing
Stop
- passwords
- address or school details
- private photos or records
When unsure: stop and ask.
From lesson to making13 / 15
Start with a person and a purpose.
Who?A real person or small group
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What job?A problem, task, or joy
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Smallest useful version?One path that works
Meal planner · Ravens tracker · Picture routine · or something new
The team14 / 15
Three jobs. One build.
The maker
chooses the goal, judges the result, and explains the decisions
The AI
offers drafts, options, explanations, and code
Dad
coaches scope, safety, truth, and testing
The AI helps. The maker decides.
Ready to build15 / 15
Three rules. Then we make.
AI is powerful when people stay curious, careful, and in charge.
Ask: “What do you want to build?”