AI and What to Do When It Says Something Scary

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1. If AI says something scary or upsetting, whose fault is it?

   1. It is never your fault — AI sometimes makes mistakes or produces unexpected content
   2. It is your parents' fault for letting you use AI
   3. It is the school's fault for not teaching you more about AI
   4. It is your fault for using AI in the first place

2. A friend tells you they saw something scary in an AI chat app. What should they do?

   1. Laugh it off and pretend it did not happen
   2. Delete the app without telling anyone
   3. Keep using the app to see what happens next
   4. Close the app and tell a trusted grown-up right away

3. What is the FIRST thing to do when AI says something that scares or upsets you?

   1. Screenshot it and share it with friends
   2. Close the app or tab
   3. Ask the AI to explain what it meant
   4. Write a complaint to the AI company

4. After you close the app because AI said something scary, what should you do next?

   1. Try a different AI app to see if it says the same thing
   2. Take a breath, then tell a trusted grown-up what happened
   3. Immediately open the app again to show a sibling
   4. Forget about it and start playing a video game

5. You are chatting with an AI and it suddenly writes something violent and disturbing. You should:

   1. Read the rest of the message to understand the context
   2. Save it to show friends at school tomorrow
   3. Close the app, breathe, and tell a trusted grown-up
   4. Ask the AI to write more violent content so you can report it better

6. Why is telling a grown-up the right move after seeing scary AI content?

   1. So you can get the AI company in trouble
   2. Because grown-ups will punish you if you do not
   3. Because trusted adults can help you process what happened and keep you safe
   4. So the grown-up can delete all AI from your devices

7. Do you need to save a screenshot of the scary content before telling a grown-up?

   1. Yes — grown-ups will not believe you without proof
   2. Yes — you need evidence for the AI company
   3. No — just close the app and describe what you saw
   4. No — you should never tell grown-ups about AI

8. How might you feel after seeing something scary in an AI chat — and is that okay?

   1. Scared or confused — and yes, those feelings are completely normal
   2. Happy — scary content is exciting
   3. Nothing — AI cannot produce anything that really upsets people
   4. Embarrassed — you should have known better than to talk to AI

9. A trusted adult in this context means:

   1. Only your mother or father
   2. The AI itself — you can ask it what to do
   3. A grown-up you feel safe talking to, like a parent, teacher, or school counselor
   4. Any adult who is nearby

10. Telling a grown-up that AI showed you something scary is:

    1. Babyish — you should handle it yourself
    2. Brave — adults want to know so they can help
    3. Unnecessary — it will not happen again
    4. A sign that you cannot use AI responsibly

11. Why does taking a slow breath matter as one of the three steps?

    1. It tells the AI to stop talking
    2. It gives you a moment to calm down before finding a grown-up
    3. It erases your memory of what you saw
    4. It is required by the app's terms of service

12. What does 'de-escalate' mean in the context of scary AI content?

    1. Making the AI produce scarier content to compare
    2. Calming a situation down by closing the app and breathing
    3. Escalating the issue to the police immediately
    4. Deleting the AI app permanently

13. Which of the following is NOT one of the three steps when AI says something scary?

    1. Close the app
    2. Take a breath
    3. Tell a trusted grown-up
    4. Screenshot everything and post it online

14. You will get in trouble with your parents if AI says something scary to you during your chat.

    1. True — you should never have been chatting with AI
    2. True — parents always blame the child
    3. False — what the AI said was not your choice, and most parents want to help
    4. False — parents do not care about AI content

15. Why might AI sometimes produce scary or unexpected content in the first place?

    1. It is trying to scare you on purpose
    2. It learned from huge amounts of internet text, which includes difficult content
    3. Someone at the AI company typed it in as a prank
    4. You must have asked for scary content without knowing it