Day 19: Making pictures — LearnAI

Today's idea

If you ask an AI, can it draw an exactly correct picture of a particular place or person near you? (tap to see)

No. AI "makes" pictures — it imagines a brand-new one. It doesn't know exactly what a real place or a real person looks like. It often slips up with fingers, writing and faces.

A picture can look lovely, but look closely at the fingers and the writing

Imagine going to a skilled painter who has never been to your town. They hear you describe a face and paint a picture. It looks wonderful, but it isn't exactly right. Maybe they painted one finger too many, or scrambled the letters on a signboard. Making pictures with AI is just like that.

These days, almost every big AI app can make a picture from a short description — the design on an invitation, an idea for a poster, or just a picture for fun. It's quick, and often it really does look nice.

But look closely and you'll see mistakes: the wrong number of fingers, jumbled letters when there's writing in the picture, and faces that sometimes look a little odd. So take a good look before you use a picture. And the most important thing: if you share it anywhere, say honestly that it was made with AI and is not a real photo. Never make an AI picture of a real person — especially a child — or use their face, and certainly not without their permission. It hurts their dignity, and it can even be against the law.

Try it yourself Time: 3 minutes

1.Open the Gemini or ChatGPT app and find the option for making pictures.
2.Write a description of a picture, for example:

A calm village scene in the afternoon, a boat by the river, a colourful sky — make me a picture like this.
3.Look closely at the picture: the fingers, any writing, and any faces. Is anything off?
4.If you don't like it, change the description and try again.

Do it together Time: 5 minutes

With anyone — a child, a parent, a friend or a colleague.

Together with the person you're with, make a picture for an occasion (a birthday or a celebration). Look at it closely together, hunt for the mistakes, and have a laugh over the funny ones.

We did this together

Today's key point

You can make lovely pictures with AI, but check the fingers, writing and faces closely, and if you share one, say honestly that it was made with AI.

Check yourself

Two quick questions from today's lesson.

1. Where do mistakes usually show up in AI-made pictures?

Correct answer: The number of fingers, writing inside the picture, and the shape of faces — fingers, writing and faces are the three places where AI most often goes wrong.

2. What should you do when you share an AI-made picture with someone?