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Activity 1: The "Predictive Text" Challenge
Activity 1: The "Predictive Text" Challenge
Before we look at complex lesson plans, let's look at how the AI actually "thinks." AI models don't read books or look up facts in a traditional database. Instead, they are hyper-advanced predictive text engines—they look at the words you type and guess what word should come next, just like the predictive text on your smartphone.
Let's test this right now.
Your Task
Your Task
Open up ChatGPT, Gemini, or any of the other AIs using the links below.
Copy the exact phrase inside the quote box below, paste it into the AI, and press Enter.
Do not give it any other instructions. Just press Enter and see what it does.
"The quick brown fox jumps over the..."
So what happened?
So what happened?
The AI instantly finished the famous typing sentence with the word "lazy dog." It didn't do this because it knows what a fox or a dog is; it did it because, statistically, those words follow that sequence millions of times across the internet.
The AI instantly finished the famous typing sentence with the word "lazy dog." It didn't do this because it knows what a fox or a dog is; it did it because, statistically, those words follow that sequence millions of times across the internet.
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