A Kids Book about AI
Neha Shukla
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The book introduces AI, including how it works, possible uses, potential dangers and biases. It is intended to give children and grown-ups a starting point for making sense of the technology.
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Neha Shukla
The book introduces AI, including how it works, possible uses, potential dangers and biases. It is intended to give children and grown-ups a starting point for making sense of the technology.
Pete Hautman
Bo's story combines a mistaken accusation, prison labour, a dangerous tundra setting and an illegal football team. A runaway artificial intelligence adds a mystery: Bo must decide whether to trust the programme he created.
Robert Lawrence Stine
A mystery-horror story pairs a family visit and an affectionate dog with a scientist’s artificial-intelligence experiments and unsettling consequences.
Mark Alpert
A high-concept adventure about teenagers adapting to machine bodies while facing a threat to humanity. It pairs action with questions about what makes a person the same person over time.
Tom Angleberger, Paul Dellinger
The story pairs a friendship with a school-surveillance conflict: Max wants to help Fuzzy fit in, while the school’s digital system keeps penalising her. Robot learning and student assessment are part of the plot.
Sean Williams
Expect a science-fiction sequel centred on teleportation’s aftermath, duplicated identities and a search for Q. It offers fast-moving danger and moral puzzles, but the early plot may be difficult to follow.
Brian David Johnson
A fact-led introduction to AI, covering its origins, present-day uses and possible influence on the future. It combines explanations with myth busters, expert perspectives and illustrations, while framing AI as a tool alongside human creativity.
Kathryn Hulick
This is a structured, visual introduction to artificial intelligence, moving from Turing and early systems through rules, neural networks, deep learning, robots and future possibilities.
Melinda Salisbury
A tense, contemporary tech thriller about wanting recognition and discovering that helpful technology can take influence too far. It offers a clear springboard for discussing online choices and personal control.
Danny Tobey
Expect a dark, high-stakes science-fiction thriller built around an addictive game, moral pressure and unclear rules. It offers a substantial cast and unsettling set pieces, though the overall mythology may feel complicated and the resolution unsatisfying.
Clive Gifford
A lively, visually supported introduction to what AI is, how it can be used and where it appears—from games and art to homes, space and the human body.
Adam Bushnell
A collaborative mystery that invites readers to solve clues and coding puzzles while learning introductory ideas about artificial intelligence. Its school setting, four detectives and robot librarian provide a structured route into STEM concepts.
Kirsty Applebaum
This is a humorous but unsettling story about whether an android’s fear, jealousy and desires indicate genuine feeling. Ivy’s viewpoint makes ordinary human behaviour seem strange, inviting empathy and close attention.
J. E. Thomas
This is a character-led story about foster care, adoption, friendship and the effects of introducing an artificial intelligence into school life. Its tone combines humour with poignant circumstances and thought-provoking questions about human–AI relationships.
Avriel Epps
This is an explanatory introduction to how AI can reproduce unfair patterns when its information contains prejudice. It also takes an empowering position: people can use their voices to support fairer, more just technologies.
Neal Layton
A lively introduction to artificial intelligence, moving from early computers to current uses and possible futures. It combines explanations with questions about intelligence and an emphasis on what human brains can do.
Chris Ferrie
A gentle first look at artificial intelligence, designed to make a technically complex subject discussable through brief explanations and visual engagement. Its main offering is an introductory concept-building experience rather than a detailed account of AI’s capabilities or consequences.
Chris Ferrie
This is an introductory, alphabet-based tour of artificial-intelligence language. It offers a broad vocabulary sampler rather than a sustained explanation, with terms ranging from familiar data-related ideas to highly specialised computing concepts.
Naomi Gibson
A tense, idea-led story about an AI-created relationship, shaped by grief, family rupture and revenge. It offers momentum, twists and ethical questions, while character development and some connections may feel less fully developed.
Mark Cheverton
This is a high-stakes Minecraft quest: Gameknight999 seeks an ancient Oracle while Herobrine threatens to escape the game and harm humanity through connected technology. The journey includes hostile creatures, urgent danger and reliance on friends.