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Module 1 · AI Through Your Child's Eyes
The Three Buckets: Learning, General & Companion
Not all AI is created equal. Learn a simple framework for classifying every AI tool your child encounters into one of three categories — each with different risks and supervision needs.
Platform Sorting Game
Three Buckets Framework
Platform Sorting Game
Twelve AI platforms. Three buckets. Sort each platform into the correct category. Can you get them all right?
Three Buckets Framework
A visual guide to the three categories of AI your child might use. Click any card to expand the details.
Key insight: The bucket a platform sits in determines the conversation you should have with your child about it. Learning-first tools need light-touch guidance. General-purpose tools need structured rules. Companion AI needs the deepest, most ongoing supervision — it is the category most parents underestimate.