Bias
Byte and the Whole Wide World
Byte asks the AI to draw a doctor. The pictures all look the same. Why?
A set of gentle read-along picture books about how AI actually works, starring Byte, a small friendly robot with a lot of questions. One story per topic in the AI Literacy Lab.
Every book has a Talk together page, a copy-paste Ask an AI activity, and a Spot the AI challenge where you look for what the AI image generator got wrong.
Byte asks the AI to draw a doctor. The pictures all look the same. Why?
Byte tries to build the same toy twice. Every time is different. And that's actually the fun part.
Byte finds a picture that isn't quite real. Can you spot what the AI got wrong?
Byte loves helping so much they invent a purple pond that isn't there. What happens when “I don't know” gets covered up with a guess?
A small think warms Byte's cheeks a little. A GREAT BIG think makes them hot. What happens when the friends ask too many silly questions at once?
Byte reads words one little bite at a time, and when the pieces come back together they don't always make what you'd expect. What happens when 'strawberry' turns into a straw and a blackberry?
Byte only ever picks the big, strong ox to help. So who gets the seed out of the tiny crack?
Byte hears the rabbit say something unkind. But was it really the rabbit talking?
Rather than say “I don't know”, Byte describes a creature with orange eyes and purple prickles. Will the friends find it in the deep, dark wood?
Every great big think makes Byte take a sip from the stream. What happens to the meadow when the friends ask too many?
Byte's world is growing. New stories are being written and illustrated across every AI Literacy Lab topic and beyond, with more titles landing here as they finish. Written by Dr Joe Watkins, illustrated by AI (disclosed on every page).
Are you an animator? We're looking for someone to bring Byte to life on screen. If that could be you, please get in touch at joe@grassroots-intelligence.com.
Whether it's a scribble, a short paragraph, or a whole book: we'd love to see the Byte story that came out of your kitchen table or classroom. Email joe@grassroots-intelligence.com.