AI can write words really fast, so it can also write mean words really fast. Using AI to tease, trick, or bully someone is just as wrong as doing it yourself. The kindness rule from the playground works online too.
Some examples
Don't ask AI to make a mean nickname for a classmate.
Don't make a fake message that makes a friend look bad.
Do ask AI to help you write a thank-you note.
Do use AI to draft a kind message to someone having a hard day.
Try it!
Ask AI to help you write a friendly note to someone in your class you don't usually talk to. Then share it (or just feel good that you wrote it!).
End-of-lesson check
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Why is it just as wrong to use AI to tease someone as it is to tease them yourself?
AI is just a tool, so the mean words still come from you
AI writes faster, so the words hurt more
Computers cannot feel pain, so it doesn't matter
Teachers cannot punish you for what AI writes
Your classmate asks you to help use AI to create a mean nickname for another student. What should you do?
Report the classmate to the principal immediately
Suggest a slightly nicer nickname instead
Refuse and explain that using AI to make fun of someone is still bullying
Help them because AI is just having fun with words
What does the lesson mean when it says 'the kindness rule from the playground works online too'?
Online kindness doesn't matter as much as in-person kindness
Treating others with respect online is just as important as in person
You can be mean online if you're on a playground
You should only be kind during school hours
Which of these is an example of using AI to be kind?
Having AI write a trick message to fool a friend
Asking AI to write a funny poem about a teacher's mistake
Asking AI to create a silly nickname for your best friend
Using AI to help write a thank-you note for a grandparent
What test should you use before having AI write something about someone else?
Ask yourself if you would say it face-to-face
Check if the words rhyme
Count if the message has more than 10 words
Make sure the words are spelled correctly
Which behavior shows respect for someone online?
Sharing a private conversation a friend had with you
Asking AI to help you write an encouraging message for a classmate
Making up a story about a person using AI
Posting a joke about someone without using their name
What makes using AI to write mean words still mean?
Mean words from AI cannot be read by people
AI uses bad grammar when it's mean
AI becomes angry when asked to be mean
The words still hurt the person's feelings no matter who typed them
What would be a good way to use AI to help a classmate who is having a hard time?
Have AI write what you wish you could say to them
Ask AI to write a joke about their problems
Ask AI to create a funny story about something bad happening to them
Use AI to help draft a kind message to encourage them
When you use AI to say mean things about someone, who is really responsible?
You, because you chose to use AI that way
The person who asked you to use AI
The AI program because it wrote the words
No one because it's just a computer
Why should you think carefully before using AI to write about another person?
Because AI might make spelling mistakes
Because the police will check what AI writes
Because you might break your computer
Because your words can still hurt someone even if AI helped write them
If AI writes mean words for you and you share them, what happens to the hurt feelings?
AI takes away the hurt feelings automatically
The feelings go away after a few minutes
The person being mean words about cannot feel hurt
The feelings are still real because real people read them
What is one thing you can do to practice being kind online using AI?
Write a friendly note to someone you don't talk to much
Practice writing mean words so you get better at avoiding them
Make up a story about a classmate using AI
Create a funny message about a teacher for your friends
Why is using AI to help write a thank-you note a good choice?
Because AI will be happy to help
Because thank-you notes do not matter
Because thank-you notes are the only thing AI can write
Because it helps spread positivity and shows appreciation
What should you remember when someone says 'AI wrote it' after posting something mean?
That makes it okay because AI is just a machine
That it was probably the AI's idea
That you should ask AI to apologize
That the person still chose to use AI that way and is responsible
What should you do with an AI-generated draft before using it?
Delete the entire response and start over from scratch every time.
Forward it to a friend without reading it yourself.
Read it carefully, check facts, and decide what (if anything) to keep.
Submit it untouched and assume everything is correct.
