Lesson 1127 of 1169
AI and knowing what data an app collects
Apps collect info — AI can help you understand what.
Explorers · AI for Legal Work · ~4 min read
The big idea
Apps often collect data about you. You and a grown-up should know what.
Some examples
- Try: 'What does a chatbot app usually save about kids?'
- Ask a grown-up to read the privacy info with you.
- Some apps let you delete the data they have.
Try it!
Pick one app. Ask a grown-up to look at its privacy info together.
Here's why "AI and knowing what data an app collects" matters: AI is starting to help with legal research and document review — but always with human oversight. Apps collect info — AI can help you understand what — and knowing how to apply this gives you a concrete advantage.
- Learn what "data" means and why it's important
- Learn what "privacy" means and why it's important
- Learn what "apps" means and why it's important
- 1Find out more about AI and knowing what data an app collects by asking an AI a question about it
- 2Talk to a grown-up about what you learned
- 3Write down one new thing you learned today
End-of-lesson quiz
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