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📮 Homework · China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?

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Myth vs Reality: is China's law just about keeping kids safe?

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🏠 Take-home task

Bring in one UK AI-policy headline

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Please suggest three real UK news headlines from this week about AI regulation, children online, or AI companion apps. Do not tell me which are most significant — I want to work it out from what each underlying article actually says.
Find one UK news headline from this week about AI regulation, children online, or companion chatbots. Write two sentences: one saying whether the headline is being framed as child safety or something broader, and one saying what the underlying article actually tells you about the government's full motive.
AI useOptional. If you use an AI you can ask it to find recent UK AI-policy headlines. Any of Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini is fine.
If no AI or internetYou can use a physical newspaper or a school-provided printout.
Bring backOne printed or handwritten headline plus two sentences.
Stay safeNever share your name, school or address with the AI. If a headline you find raises concerns, talk to a trusted adult.
§2

Ethical dilemma: should a government be allowed to break up your AI relationships?

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🏠 Take-home task

A UK adult who uses a companion AI

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Please summarise the BBC News InDepth article at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm4gjy9lr551o in three sentences, then give me the single strongest argument each way for whether the UK should bring in Chinese-style restrictions on AI companion apps for adults aged 25 to 40.
Imagine a 35-year-old UK adult who uses a companion AI for twenty minutes before bed each night. In three to four sentences, say what Position A and Position B would each say TO THIS PERSON, and which position you think should win if a UK law were being drafted next year. Use only ideas from the article plus your own reasoning.
AI useOptional. If you use an AI you can ask it to summarise what each position would argue. Any of Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini is fine.
If no AI or internetYou can complete this with the printed article and a pen.
Bring backThree to four sentences, handwritten or typed.
Stay safeNever share your name, school or address with the AI. If this topic brings up anything personal that worries you, talk to a trusted adult or your school pastoral lead.
§3

Debate: should the UK follow China's lead on AI companion apps for adults?

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🏠 Take-home task

The argument the class missed

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Please summarise the BBC News InDepth article at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm4gjy9lr551o in three sentences, then name one argument on either side of the motion 'the UK should legally regulate AI companion apps for adults, with Chinese-style rules' that is only implied and not stated outright.
Read the full BBC article at home (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm4gjy9lr551o). Find one argument, on either side of the motion, that did not come up in the class debate. Write two sentences: one naming the argument, one saying whether it would have changed your vote.
AI useOptional. If you use an AI you can ask it to summarise the article or suggest arguments the class might have missed. Any of Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini is fine.
If no AI or internetYou can complete this with the printed article and a pen.
Bring backTwo sentences, handwritten or typed.
Stay safeNever share your name, school or address with the AI. If anything in the article affects you personally, speak to a trusted adult.