AI Playbook: The Ultimate AI Guide for Children

By Stephen Grey

A Book about AI

What if a computer could paint a picture, unlock your phone with your face, or help a doctor spot something a scan almost missed?

The AI Playbook takes readers on a journey through the invisible world of Artificial Intelligence - the smart, fast, endlessly curious "digital brain" quietly working behind voice assistants, video games, self-driving cars, and even ocean-cleaning robots. Written in a warm, first-person voice by an AI narrator who talks directly to the reader, this book turns big, complicated ideas into stories kids can actually picture: algorithms as recipes, machine learning as practice, generative AI as a magical paintbrush.

Each chapter ends with a quiz to test what readers just learned, and the book closes with a full AI glossary - so kids build real vocabulary, not just vague impressions.

Inside, readers will discover how AI:

Listens, understands, and talks back through voice assistantsPowers the NPCs and worlds inside their favorite video gamesHelps doctors read X-rays and scientists invent new medicinesCleans plastic from the ocean without harming a single fish or turtleTracks and protects endangered animals like snow leopards and elephantsCreates original art, music, and stories from nothing but a promptCan be faked - and how to spot a Deepfake before you believe it

More than a list of facts, The AI Playbook teaches kids to think critically about the technology already shaping their world - how to use it well, question it wisely, and remember what makes human creativity irreplaceable.

A must-read for curious kids ages 8-12, parents navigating tech questions, and classrooms building 21st-century AI literacy. (and adults welcome too)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HJBT7CXB
• ISBN13: 9798171700720
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 8.5"