Computing Artificial Intelligence Conceptual 5–7 yrs

Voice Assistants and How They Work

语音助手及其工作原理

Description

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

Mastery Evidence
  • 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 your child asked Alexa or Siri a question and got a wrong answer, could they explain why the voice assistant sometimes makes mistakes?