AI and being grown-up online: act like the boss of yourself

AI gives kids tools that grown-ups didn't have. With power comes responsibility — the chance to be kind, honest, and helpful. The kid who uses AI well is already practicing being a great grown-up.

Some examples

• Help a younger kid use AI safely
• Speak up when someone uses AI to be mean
• Always say when AI helped your work
• Use AI to help others, not just yourself

Try it!

Pick one way to use AI to help someone else this week. Maybe explain something to a sibling, or make a kind card for a friend.

Practice this safely

Try this with a low-stakes example and a trusted adult nearby. The goal is to notice how AI talks about responsibility, not to let it make the decision for you.

1. 1Ask AI to explain responsibility in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
2. 2Give it one detail from "AI and being grown-up online: act like the boss of yourself" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
3. 3Check leadership against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.