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AI Mistakes and Limitations

Your child knows AI can get things wrong, like calling a photo of a muffin a dog. It only knows what it was shown — it is not magic.

In curriculum terms

Machines make mistakes; they only know what they've been shown; bad training data leads to bad results; AI is not magic — just maths on data; showing edge cases and failures

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How to tell they’ve got it

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If an AI incorrectly identified a picture of a muffin as a chihuahua, could your child explain why that kind of mistake happens?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Machine Learning Basicsages 7–9Must understand how training works before understanding why it can go wrong
AI Mistakes and Limitationsthis skill · ages 7–9
Unlocks
Bias in AI Systemsages 9–11Must understand AI can be wrong before examining systematic bias
Deepfakes and AI-Generated Contentages 9–11Must understand AI limitations before evaluating AI-generated content

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Curriculum alignment

Where this fits in the official school curriculum — our best automated guess, not yet checked by a person.

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

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