TwiddleLab / Artificial Intelligence / AI and Us: Using AI Well
Project: Write an AI Rulebook
What you will learn
- A good rule says what's allowed, why, and how anyone can check it.
- Test rules on real situations: a rule that sounds good can still leave cases open.
- Every AI risk from this course needs its own check: bias, made-up facts, privacy, cheating.
- Compare with real policies: schools often add per-assignment AI levels and approved tools.
How the lesson goes
Your class gets AI tools next month. Nobody has written the rules yet. You do it.
First: who is the rulebook for? Tap one, then Check.
Eight situations that will happen. What should the rules say?
Drag each one into a lane.
Most AI uses aren't simply yes or no. The middle lane is where good rules matter most: they name the condition.
Build your rulebook: 5 rules, each with a reason.
Tap 5 rule cards into the book, then Check. A rule without a reason won't pass.
A reason makes a rule easy to follow and easy to apply to new situations. "Never use AI" has no reason and blocks the useful parts too.
Test your book on the eight situations.
Press Run. Each situation lights up with the rule that decides it.
What a good rule has.
What: what's allowed, and under which condition.
Why: a reason, so people can apply it to cases nobody listed.
How to check: a way to see whether it was followed, like a line saying how AI was used.
Close the gaps: swap rules until all 8 situations are covered.
Tap a rule in the book to take it out, then tap a card to add it. Check when all 8 are green.
"No AI in tests" and "Label AI pictures" are good, but other rules already cover them. Broader rules with clear reasons cover more with less.
Challenge: give each of the four AI risks its own check.
Drag each check onto the risk it protects against.
Each risk fails in a different way, so each needs its own check. One general "be careful" catches none of them.
Life: compare your book with an example school policy.
Tap the points their policy has that your book doesn't, then Check.
Many schools now mark each assignment with an AI level, and choose tools that don't train on student data. Rules written by students and by schools usually meet in the middle.
Which rule would work best in a real class?
It names what's allowed, gives a reason, and includes a check: the line saying how AI was used.
Your rulebook. Tap the rule you think matters most.
Then Check to stamp it. Share it with your class or family.
Previous lesson: Safety and Alignment · Part of the course: AI and Us: Using AI Well
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