Questions parents ask

Straight answers about children and AI. No sales pitch — the answer comes first, and you can decide what to do with it.

• At what age should a child start learning AI?

  Around ages 10 to 12 — Class 5 or 6 — is when most children can genuinely reason about how AI works, rather than only operate it. Before that, a child can use AI tools happily and get useful results, but rarely stops to ask whether the answer is right.

• Is ChatGPT safe for a 12-year-old?

  Strictly, no: OpenAI's own terms set a minimum age of 13, and users under 18 are meant to have parental permission. A 12-year-old using ChatGPT on their own account is outside those rules.

• Will AI classes affect my child's school studies?

  Done well, no — and it often helps. An AI programme that runs once or twice a week, in short sessions, adds a couple of hours to a child's week and mostly exercises reasoning skills that school is already asking for.