AI is already built into many everyday products, but it is not always obvious — and not every automated feature is AI. This challenge turns your own routine into an investigation of where AI really appears, what data it may use and where you should stay sceptical.
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AI is often built into features rather than advertised as a separate tool. But not every digital feature is AI, so this challenge is about noticing and checking.
A timer can follow a fixed rule without machine learning. A recommendation system may use patterns in data to rank what you see. The difference matters.
Choose one feature from your timeline and find out what it actually does.
Pick one feature you know well. Write: What goes in? What does the system do? What changes for the user? Mark any part that is still a guess.
Use an approved research tool with: “Choose one common consumer feature such as recommendations, spam filtering, face recognition, predictive text or route prediction. Explain specifically where machine learning is used and give me a credible source from the company or an authoritative technical source.” Open the source and check at least two details.
Many everyday AI features depend on signals about behaviour, content, location, preferences or previous choices.
Your finished piece should show where AI appears, where you are uncertain and how data connects to at least one AI-powered experience.
Create a visual timeline of a day with verified, likely and uncertain AI moments.
Explain where AI appears in daily life, what does not count as AI and what data one feature uses.
Walk through a typical day and explain the AI you notice, including one example you verified.
Seeing AI more clearly is useful only if it changes how you think about the technology around you.
Which everyday AI example surprised you most — or turned out not to be AI at all?
Where would you most value clearer explanation, choice or privacy controls?
What everyday AI system would you like to understand in more depth?
AI literacy includes noticing when intelligent systems shape choices, information and services — and recognising when the label “AI” is being overused. These habits help learners make better decisions about privacy, trust, recommendations and digital products.
AI Day Map: 1 page with at least 6 moments plus short labels, 25–30 mins. Mini Briefing: 3–4 slides, maximum 25–30 words per slide, 30–40 mins. Audio or Video Diary: 60–90 seconds final runtime, 30–40 mins.
Next in the series: How AI Makes Decisions — move from spotting AI around you to understanding how systems score, rank, predict and choose.
Use company help/documentation pages or other credible sources where possible. An approved AI research tool can help locate a source, but learners should open and verify the source itself. Use Digitize Skills Hub/App Guides for mapping, slides, video or audio creation.
AI literacy includes noticing when intelligent systems shape choices, information and services — and recognising when the label “AI” is being overused. These habits help learners make better decisions about privacy, trust, recommendations and digital products.
AI Day Map: 1 page with at least 6 moments plus short labels, 25–30 mins. Mini Briefing: 3–4 slides, maximum 25–30 words per slide, 30–40 mins. Audio or Video Diary: 60–90 seconds final runtime, 30–40 mins.
Next in the series: How AI Makes Decisions — move from spotting AI around you to understanding how systems score, rank, predict and choose.
Use company help/documentation pages or other credible sources where possible. An approved AI research tool can help locate a source, but learners should open and verify the source itself. Use Digitize Skills Hub/App Guides for mapping, slides, video or audio creation.
Use company help/documentation pages or other credible sources where possible. An approved AI research tool can help locate a source, but learners should open and verify the source itself. Use Digitize Skills Hub/App Guides for mapping, slides, video or audio creation.