Project #5
Kids ask millions of questions.
It’s our job not to answer them.
A 40-year-old adult and a 14-year-old teenager now have access to the same Artificial Intelligence. The first has lived most of their life without it; the second is growing up with AI in their pocket.
If adults are already beginning to feel the effects of outsourcing part of our thinking to machines, imagine what that could mean for a mind that is still developing.
The risk is real
Allowing AI to think for children can normalise cognitive offloading, weakening essential skills such as critical thinking, creativity and independent learning.
The solution: MentorIA
MentorIA is a Socratic AI conceived by HUMANSDID and developed together with Orange and BQ Educación.
Rather than giving students direct answers, it guides them through questions, hints and challenges so they can develop their own reasoning and reach answers for themselves.
MentorIA’s MVP has already completed an initial testing phase in schools, and the project is now moving towards implementation in additional classrooms.
Designed specifically for students aged 14 to 18, MentorIA is a safe and private platform. Its personalisation system adapts the tone, level of difficulty and pace of interaction to each student.
Its integration into schools is led by teachers, who incorporate the tool into their programmes, supervise how it is used and support students throughout the learning process.
MentorIA does not replace traditional teaching. It complements it, helping to strengthen autonomy, curiosity and reasoning skills within a safe environment.
Why is this our responsibility?
We need younger generations to be prepared to navigate a world that is increasingly complex, confusing and constantly changing. And to do that, we need to give them the tools to understand it, question it and make their own decisions.
Artificial Intelligence will be part of that world. So the goal is not to keep young people away from technology, but to ensure that technology also helps them develop the skills they will need.
MentorIA is built around a simple idea: technology should adapt to people, not the other way around.
