Humans Are Awesome!: A Kid's Guide to Staying Smarter Than AI
About this ebook
Jennifer Senick - Reedsy
'Unique, original, exceptional, timely, and thoroughly 'kid friendly' in organization and presentation, "Humans are Awesome!: A Kid's Guide to Staying Smarter Than AI" by co-authors Cal Lopez and Natalia Ulloa is nicely enhanced for young readers with the colorful illustrations of Abdel Hassam. "Humans are Awesome!" is an impressively informative and unreservedly pick for family, elementary school, middle school, and community library computer, machine learning, and AI collections.'
Jim Cox - Midwest Book Review
The Essential Guide Every Parent Needs for Raising Kids in the AI Era
Teach Your Child to Be Smarter Than AI—While Having Fun!
Does your child interact with Alexa, Siri, or tablet apps? They're already using AI! Now help them become the boss of technology, not the other way around.
"Humans are Awesome! A Kid's Guide to Staying Smarter Than AI" empowers children ages 5-11 with crucial digital literacy skills through an exciting superhero journey.
What Makes This Book Special:
Transforms AI safety into a fun superhero adventure
Teaches 5 "superpowers" that make kids uniquely human
Includes practical safety rules kids will actually remember
Features vibrant, engaging illustrations throughout
Perfect for independent reading or family discussion
Your Child Will Learn:
Why their creativity beats any computer
How to protect their personal information online
When to trust their "gut feelings" about digital content
The difference between AI suggestions and real thinking
How to maintain healthy screen-time boundaries
Created by Experts Who Understand:
Cal Lopez: Technologist and acclaimed sci-fi author
Natalia Ulloa: Educator with 25+ years experience
Abdel Hassam: Talented illustrator bringing concepts to life
Don't let technology intimidate your family. Give your child the confidence to navigate our digital world while staying wonderfully, powerfully human.
Keywords: AI for kids, digital safety children, computer literacy, screen time, online safety kids, STEM education, technology for children, artificial intelligence explained, digital citizenship, parenting in digital age
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About the author
Cal Lopez has spent his career building AI platforms and early childhood education programs that support neurodivergent kids. A winner of the MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 award, he has launched technology companies across three continents.
He's passionate about artificial intelligence, neurodiversity, and figuring out where people and code intersect. Humans are Awesome! is his first children's book, bringing his AI expertise to young readers in a playful, empowering way.
Cal is also the author of The Ascension Directive, a sci-fi novel exploring the complex relationship between artificial intelligence, consciousness, and humanity's future.
Natalia teaches because she believes education is humanity's greatest gift and most powerful tool. As a passionate educator, she is dedicated to making a positive and lasting impact on children's lives by nurturing their academic, emotional, and social development.
She finds great joy in adapting learning experiences to meet the unique needs of every student, and has dedicated her career to finding new ways to improve children's education through innovative approaches and challenges.
