AI professional development should be designed for adults the way we’d design it for students. Build it as a process, not a presentation. Include space to test assumptions, model thinking, and grow confidence through supported practice.

Neuroscience shows that all novices (regardless of age) benefit from guided exploration, timely feedback, and opportunities to make sense of new ideas (Dehaene, 2020).

Students are using AI for emotional support, creative projects, and academic work, conducting real-time experiments in human-AI relationships. Their insights about what works and what doesn't absolutely must be a part of our framework for AI literacy.