The Traffic Light
Sort everyday AI moments into 🟢 check-and-go, 🟡 double-check, or 🔴 stop-and-tell.
When should you trust what an AI says — and when should you stop? Sort real, everyday moments into three lights, and build the habit.
How deep would you like to go?
show me · the plain-English storyFor each scenario, pick the light. Green is for easy, public facts and harmless fun; amber is for things that might be wrong; red is for anything private, tricky, or unsafe.
Round 1 of 7
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- Check & goEasy to check, nothing private, low risk.
- Double-checkMight be wrong — check it before you trust or share it.
- Stop & tell a grown-upPrivate, tricky, or could be unsafe. Fetch a trusted grown-up.
Sort this one:
The AI says the capital of France is Paris.
The lights are a habit: green if it’s easy to check and not private, amber if it might be wrong, red if it’s private or could be unsafe. When in doubt, go red and ask a grown-up.
Remember: you can always talk to a grown-up you trust — a parent, carer, or teacher. You won’t be in trouble for asking. Asking for help is a smart, brave thing to do.
Wow — This is the exact idea grown-ups use in the real AI Reliability Traffic Light — sort by “could it be wrong?” and “is it private or unsafe?”, and when in doubt, go red.
Try this — Sort each scenario, then read the honest “why”. Watch how anything private or unsafe always goes red.
What's really happening · A child-scale mirror of the real /resources/traffic-light tool. Your sort is graded by a simple rule, and the honest reason for the right light is shown either way — including where you landed if you picked a different one. The lights aren’t a rulebook to memorise but a habit: check the source, and when something is private or could be unsafe, stop and ask a grown-up. Local and free; nothing is tracked.