Fun & wonder
The playful, creative side of AI.
- Beijing's robot games, and the joy of watching them fall
Beijing's second World Humanoid Robot Games opens next week. The falling over is the best part, and the most useful thing a child can watch.
- India's kids are making things with AI, not just asking it
A global youth AI challenge, free creative tools in 15,000 schools, folklore films. In India the fun part of AI for kids is building something.
- AI is learning animal languages, and your child can join in
Zebra finch calls, dolphin whistles, birdsong in the park: how AI is decoding animal communication, and what your child can hear this weekend.
- Asia's AI contests for kids ask to see the first prompt
Japan, Korea and Singapore are handing children AI as a making tool, and the smartest contests ask to see the first prompt, not the finished picture.
- What kids built with AI this summer: drones, art and a $120 sensor
American students spent a festival weekend at MIT showing what kids built with AI: rescue drones, art and water sensors. What parents can borrow from it.
