Module 2 – AI in Everyday Life
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AI Helps You Learn, Shop & Chill 🛍️

Duolingo changes just for you, Amazon knows what you want, and smart homes run themselves

AI Helps You Learn, Shop & Chill 🛍️

🦉 Duolingo: The AI Language Coach

Have you tried Duolingo? It seems simple — but there's a super-smart AI running behind the scenes!

What Duolingo's AI does:

  • Tracks which words YOU get wrong most often
  • Shows those words again more frequently
  • Makes lessons harder when you're doing well
  • Makes them easier when you're struggling
  • Predicts the BEST time to review something before you forget it

This is called adaptive learning — every student gets a personalised lesson. No two Duolingo experiences are the same! 🌍

📦 Amazon: "Customers Also Bought..."

Ever notice how Amazon shows you exactly the things you were kind of thinking about? Spooky? Nope — it's AI!

You search: "Minecraft merchandise" ↓ AI checks: What did 50,000 people buy AFTER searching for that? ↓ Shows you: Minecraft sword, creeper plush, etc. (Things YOU probably want but hadn't thought of yet!)

Amazon's recommendation AI is responsible for 35% of all their sales! 💰

🎵 Spotify Discover Weekly

Every Monday, Spotify gives you a 30-song playlist of music you've NEVER heard — but will probably love.

How?

  1. AI analyses every song: tempo, key, mood, instruments
  2. Compares your listening history to 500 million other users
  3. Finds people with similar taste → borrows their favourites
  4. Builds YOUR unique playlist — in seconds!

🏠 Smart Home AI

  • Nest thermostat: Learns your schedule, sets temperature perfectly (saves 15% on energy bills!)
  • Smart lights: Turn on when you walk in, off when you leave
  • Ring doorbell: Recognises regular visitors vs strangers

💡 Did You Know?

Netflix saves $1 billion per year because their AI recommendations are so good, fewer people cancel their subscriptions when they always find something to watch!

Quick check

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What does 'adaptive learning' mean in apps like Duolingo?