NoSo Responsible AI & Youth Agency Program
For Schools and Youth Groups
One Day Rollout - Discern (Personal)
Pilot launching Fall 2026.
Going back to the source: helping young people see the systems and incentives driving AI, and the need getting met by their own AI use. On the ground, it's youth-led presentations and curriculum with a Build-Your-Own-Playbook workshop where every participant maps their needs & values before authoring their own AI playbook.
Two Day Rollout - Discern + Empower (Community & Society)
Everything in the one-day, plus Empower - going deeper into the systems: profit incentives, AI inevitability narratives, tech-company myth-making, and alternative ways of organizing and "doing" AI. Includes a future-visioning workshop asking young people to reimagine the future they actually want to live in with AI, then ideate solutions to build bridges toward it.
Beyond the rollouts - Forge (Collective Action)
An opt-in leadership track where we support young people to actually build out their solutions - plus a youth AI advocacy report amplifying youth-authored visions and solutions. Opportunities for young people to carry their solutions to the world and make their voices heard.
We're excited to launch our new Responsible AI portfolio to address the AI harms affecting young people and support them in moving from individual to collective agency & empowerment.
The Programs: Discern → Empower → Forge
Three stages, one movement: We help young people understand how AI is shaping their lives, then imagine and build toward the future they want to live in with AI.
Discern = understand how AI is shaping your life.
Empower = imagine the future you want with AI.
Forge = build toward it.
Who It’s For - Primarily designed for ages 15–19, with a secondary focus on ages 19–25.
Fall 2026 Pilot Application/Interest Form
If you're interested in piloting this program at your school or youth group this fall, please complete the form. We will then share more information with you on the program and book a call to discuss options.
Learning Outcomes of Program:
AI Literacy - lifting the veil on how AI actually works by demystifying the “magic”
Critical Thinking - investigating the how, why, & what of AI in our lives
Digital Wellbeing - understanding the neuroscience & potential risks of AI
Intentional Use - choosing deliberately, weighing tradeoffs, & building healthy habits
Media Literacy - navigating media & discourse about AI with awareness
Civic Awareness - positioning youth as agents of change, not passive users
Future Readiness - navigating an AI-driven world with purpose & confidence
View our media coverage on AI and youth
In Partnership with McGill University’s Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy we have been hosting pilots of our AI workshops and research focus groups at Gen(Z)AI to inform our programming.
