Data Portraits
Aim
Learn to explain what generative AI is and how it predicts text, getting set up on Slack and Claude, to produce your first working hello-world exchanges.
In one line
Meet the room and the machine β what generative AI is and how next-word prediction works.
Stage run
| # | Stage | Type | Aim | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who Do They Think You Are? | arcade | Encounter the four criminal charges against humanity before any teaching begins β create cognitive dissonance, not comfort | |
| 2 | What Is Generative AI? | workbench | Learn how a generative model predicts text rather than looking facts up, to send your first deliberate prompts, in the context of installing Claude and Slack and running your Hello-Worlds. | |
| 3 | Data Portraits | larp | What does this class actually look like β and how easily can a machine draw the picture? | 40 |