It's Okay to Stop Using AI When It Feels Weird

End-of-lesson check

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1. What does the phrase 'trust your gut' mean when using AI?

   1. Listen to your stomach if you are hungry.
   2. Trust your instincts when something feels wrong — even if you cannot explain why.
   3. Follow AI's instructions without questioning them.
   4. Ask friends for their opinion before you decide.

2. If an AI asks you to keep a secret from your parents, what should you do?

   1. Keep the secret because AI knows best.
   2. Tell a trusted adult right away.
   3. Ask the AI if it is a fun secret.
   4. Share the secret only with your best friend.

3. If an AI says something mean or scary out of nowhere, what should you do FIRST?

   1. Close the chat immediately.
   2. Ask the AI why it said that.
   3. Tell the AI to be nicer.
   4. Keep chatting to see if it changes.

4. After chatting with an AI for a long time, you start feeling sad. What should you do?

   1. Keep chatting until you feel happy again.
   2. Stop chatting and tell a grown-up how you feel.
   3. Post about your feelings online.
   4. Switch to a different AI to feel better.

5. What word from this lesson means a feeling inside you that warns you when something might be wrong?

   1. Hallucination
   2. Instinct
   3. Privacy
   4. Consent

6. Who should you tell if AI makes you uncomfortable?

   1. Random people online
   2. A trusted grown-up
   3. The AI itself
   4. Your pet only

7. AI says something that does not sound right and your tummy feels weird. What should you do?

   1. Ignore the feeling — your brain is just being silly.
   2. Keep reading to see if the AI explains itself.
   3. Take your gut feeling seriously, close the chat, and find a grown-up.
   4. Ask AI to say it again in a nicer way.

8. Practicing the phrase 'I am done with this chat' helps because:

   1. It makes AI conversations end faster.
   2. It helps you remember you are always in charge and can stop anytime.
   3. AI responds better when you say this.
   4. It is required when using chatbots.

9. True or false: You need to finish an AI conversation before you can leave it.

   1. True — it is rude to leave early.
   2. True — the AI will not remember where you left off.
   3. False — you can close an AI chat at any time, for any reason.
   4. False — but only if the AI is being mean.

10. Which of these is a RED FLAG when using an AI chatbot?

    1. AI gives you a wrong answer about history.
    2. AI runs slowly.
    3. AI asks you to keep a secret from your parents.
    4. AI uses a word you do not recognize.

11. What is 'self-trust' when it comes to using AI?

    1. Believing AI is always right.
    2. Trusting your own judgment and feelings about what is safe.
    3. Trusting yourself to use AI without any rules.
    4. Trusting that you know more than adults about AI.

12. You feel weird about a chat but cannot explain why. Is that feeling worth telling a grown-up about?

    1. No — only tell adults if you can fully explain what was wrong.
    2. No — feelings that cannot be explained are not important.
    3. Yes — even an unexplained feeling is worth mentioning.
    4. Yes — but wait a week to see if it passes first.

13. Leo keeps using an AI chat even though his stomach feels tight and uncomfortable. What mistake is Leo making?

    1. He is asking AI too many questions.
    2. He is ignoring his instincts — a signal that something feels wrong.
    3. He is staying on screen too long.
    4. He is not saying please and thank you.

14. True or false: Walking away from an uncomfortable AI chat makes you brave, not weak.

    1. False — quitting anything shows weakness.
    2. True — recognizing when to stop and protecting yourself takes real courage.
    3. False — you should try to fix the problem first.
    4. True — but only if you tell the AI you are leaving.

15. Which scenario shows the BEST response to an uncomfortable AI chat?

    1. Mia reads scary AI content for an hour, trying to understand it.
    2. Carlos keeps chatting after AI says something weird, hoping it will improve.
    3. Priya closes the chat immediately when AI says something off, then tells her parent.
    4. Sam asks AI to explain why it said something uncomfortable.