Materials
Notebooks, sticky notes, printing and prototyping supplies for every session.
A student-led project
AI for Good
Youth
Build something that matters.
Helping middle schoolers learn to question AI before they depend on it.
Armaan Chopra · Grade 8 · New Jersey
Presidential AI Challenge State Champion (NJ) 2026 · MIT Zero Robotics Runner-up 2026 · The Earth Foundation Youth Ambassador
Kids are using AI.
Few are learning to question it.
86%
of U.S. kids ages 9–17 use or interact with AI.
Common Sense Media Census: AI Use by Tweens and Teens, 2026. N=1,204.27%
of teens say a teacher has talked with them about how to use AI safely.
Common Sense Media: Teens in the AI Era, 2026. N=1,017.38%
of teens who use AI for schoolwork say it leads them to generate fewer of their own ideas.
Common Sense Media: Teens in the AI Era, 2026. N=665 AI-using teens.That's the gap we're working on.
Every young person should learn to question AI, not just use it.
Students start with a real problem, listen to the people it affects, and decide for themselves whether AI should help at all. The goal is judgment, not dependence.
Program video coming soon
Six meetings that start with a real problem.
- 01
Notice
See a real problem worth understanding.
- 02
Listen
Learn from the people affected. Gather evidence before assuming.
- 03
Question AI
Should AI help here at all? What could it get wrong?
- 04
Build
Create the simplest idea or prototype worth testing.
- 05
Break it
Find failure cases. Challenge assumptions. Improve it.
- 06
Share
Show what you learned, what changed, and what still requires human judgment.
Notice the world. Listen to people. Question the technology. Build an idea. Break your assumptions. Share what you learned.
Now
Grade 8 pilot at my middle school
6 sessions · Nov 2026 to Jan 2027 · with my school counselor and teachers
Next
Libraries, after-school programs and more middle schools
A club-in-a-box kit other students can run, plus an interactive YouTube series.
Founded by Armaan
I started AI for Good Youth after building projects of my own and realizing that the most important part wasn't learning how to use AI. It was learning how to understand a problem, test my assumptions, see where technology fails and know when a person still needs to decide.
AI is not the starting point. The problem is.
LearnSmart AI and BirdBudz are examples from Armaan's learning journey. They are not projects being funded or developed through AI for Good Youth Lab. Students create their own projects.
Where your support goes.
Share Day
Students present their problem, evidence and solution to families, teachers and the community.
YouTube series
Camera, mic and editing so kids anywhere can follow the same journey.
More schools
Taking what we learn from the pilot to more middle schoolers nearby.
Every dollar runs through our HCB account, and our finances can be public.
Ways to help.
Supporter
$250
A thank-you in the YouTube series and our impact report after the pilot.
Partner
$500
Everything above, plus an invitation to Share Day.
Champion
$1,000+
Everything above, plus a guest-speaker spot for someone on your team.
Custom partnership
Your idea
Have a different amount or a project in mind? Tell us and we'll shape it together.
Start a conversationnot money? also welcome
- Mentors and guest speakers
- Volunteer time from your team
- Devices, venue or printing
- Matching gifts
Friends and family
Any amount helps a student's good idea get a fair start. Gifts go straight to our HCB account.
Donate via HCBMentors
Share real-world experience with young builders, always in supervised sessions.
Become a MentorYouth-led does not mean youth left alone. Sponsors never get access to students outside supervised activities, and mentorship is arranged separately with adult supervision and approval.
Thank you
Back the first cohort.
$15,000Founding goal
Raised so far: $0
Donations are tax-deductible. AI for Good Youth Lab is fiscally sponsored by The Hack Foundation (Hack Club), a 501(c)(3), EIN 81-2908499.
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Let's build something useful.
We welcome inquiries from adults interested in partnering, mentoring, hosting a cohort or connecting as an educator.
Adults should submit partnership, mentor and hosting inquiries. This public form is not for collecting information from children.