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04.3 Luna's Unplugged: Ask Someone Older

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THE HUMAN QUESTION

Chapter 04 / Lesson 3   ·   The unplugged challenge

Step away. Notice more.

Ask someone older about a technology change they experienced. Use Luna's screen-free challenge to connect the chapter to everyday life.

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Your next moves

Make the lesson yours.

  1. Ask someone older about a technology change they experienced.
  2. Open the Unplugged Break below. The short video introduces the activity; allow time to complete it away from your screen.
  3. Compare their experience with a claim about AI today.
  4. Complete the chapter reflection and save your portfolio work. Your instructor may run the chapter game and quiz separately.

Your activity / Right here

Bring a notebook. Begin below.

The activity is included on this page. Work on paper or in your own document; keep your first attempt and the evidence you checked.

Luna's Unplugged Break

Luna says: every family has a history of new machines. No phone. About 20 minutes.

Ask an older relative, neighbor, or family friend you trust about the technology they grew up with. Ask three questions:

1. What new technology do you remember from when you were my age?

2. What did people hope it would do, and what did they fear?

3. Which hopes and fears turned out to be right?

Write their answers on paper. Then add one line of your own: What will you tell someone younger than you about AI someday?

Values Check

Look at the core values you wrote in Chapter 2. Which one helps you decide what to do when experts are worried? Finish this sentence: "When I hear a scary or exciting claim about AI, my value of __________ tells me to __________."

Exit Ticket

One thing I will keep human this week, and why:

Pause & reflect

What changed in your thinking?

Write one sentence in your notebook. Name what you checked, what you chose, or what you want to explore next.

Read the video transcript

Read along, pause, or return to an idea. This transcript follows the selected lesson video.

Hi, I'm Luna. Dogs don't scroll, but we do love a good story. Here's your challenge. Find an older relative, neighbor, or family friend you trust. Ask about the new technology from when they were your age. Ask three things, and listen more than you talk. What was new? What did people hope and fear about it? Which hopes and fears came true? Write their answers on paper. Then add one line of your own: what will you tell someone younger about AI someday? Every technology has a history, and so does every family. See you next chapter.
Before you use an AI tool

Follow your course or institution's rules. Use an instructor-approved tool that permits your age, and meet any required consent conditions. Keep names, contact details, school records, and other private information out of prompts. Use fictional examples when you can.

Learning without an AI account

Follow the demonstration, pause before each answer, and do the reasoning on paper. Discuss what you would ask, how you would check it, and which decisions would remain yours.

About the characters and voices

This course uses AI-created characters and synthetic voices. Carla is an AI avatar. They help tell the story; they are not real students sharing testimonials.

Designed for high-school and community-college learners. Choose examples from your classes, work, and everyday life. Keep your completed work in your course portfolio.