Computing·Artificial Intelligence·conceptual
Voice Assistants and How They Work
What happens when you talk to Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant; they listen, try to understand, look up answers; sometimes they get it wrong; they are tools, not alive
Suggested ages 5–7
Evidence of understanding
- Describe the steps that happen when you ask a voice assistant a question (it listens, processes words, finds an answer, speaks back)
- Give an example of a time a voice assistant might get something wrong
- Explain that a voice assistant is a computer program, not a person — it doesn't understand or feel
Assessment prompt
If Voice Assistants and How They Work asked Alexa or Siri a question and got a wrong answer, could they explain why the voice assistant sometimes makes mistakes?
Standards alignment
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