Humans Versus Machines
Comparing human and machine capabilities: creativity, empathy, common sense vs speed, memory, repetition; the Turing Test (simplified); what makes humans unique
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Code.org · Practice link — not the full lesson
AI for Oceans
Compare what the learner notices with what the trained model can do. Highlight human judgment vs pattern-matching machines.
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Save a screenshot and a parent note listing one thing humans did better and one thing the model did faster.
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Compare what the learner notices with what the trained model can do. Highlight human judgment vs pattern-matching machines.
Save a screenshot and a parent note listing one thing humans did better and one thing the model did faster.
Free · no login required to play · account optional to save · no ads observed
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Google Creative Lab · Practice link — not the full lesson
Teachable Machine · Image
Adult-guided comparison: humans label examples; the model only repeats learned patterns. Try a class the human understands but the model has never seen.
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Review and open practice
Save a failed generalization screenshot and a learner sentence about humans vs machines.
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Open practice (new tab)Source, access and review notes
Adult-guided comparison: humans label examples; the model only repeats learned patterns. Try a class the human understands but the model has never seen.
Save a failed generalization screenshot and a learner sentence about humans vs machines.
Free · no login · no ads observed · webcam optional
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Check understanding
- Name at least three things humans are better at than computers (creativity, empathy, common sense)
- Name at least three things computers are better at than humans (speed, memory, repetitive tasks)
- Describe the Turing Test in simple terms (can a computer fool a person into thinking it's human?)
“Could your child explain what humans are still better at than computers and what computers can do that humans can't?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Computing
- Domain
- Artificial Intelligence
- Age range
- Ages 7–9