Use AI responsibly
Sokra is a learning platform where you chat with AI assistants and work through activities your teacher set up for you. The assistants are there to help you learn, but they are still AI, so a few simple habits keep you safe and help you get the most out of them. When you first sign in, Sokra shows you these under Using AI responsibly, and this is the longer version to come back to.
This takes about three minutes. You do not need any technical knowledge.
Before you start
You do not need anything set up for this. These habits apply any time you chat with an assistant, so it helps to read them before you dive in and to keep them in mind whenever you are working in a session.
Use AI responsibly
There are four habits to carry into every chat. None of them are complicated, and together they keep your sessions safe, honest, and useful. Work through them in order.
1. Keep your personal information private
Do not share personal information like your real name, address, or phone number in your conversations. The assistant does not need them to help you, so keep them to yourself, the same way you would anywhere online.
2. Think for yourself and check what you get
AI can make mistakes. Think critically about the answers you receive instead of taking them as automatically true. If something matters, check it against your lesson, a book, or another trusted source, and ask the assistant to explain how it reached an answer.
3. Remember your teacher can see your chats
Your conversations are visible to your teacher. That is there to keep Sokra a safe place to learn, so treat a session like work you hand in: stay on topic and write the way you would in class.
4. Speak up if something feels wrong
If something feels wrong or inappropriate, tell your teacher. You are not in trouble for saying so, and telling them is exactly the right thing to do. Your teacher can look into it and help.
Data & safety
Sokra is built for school, so your teacher can see your conversations with an assistant, and that is what keeps it a safe space to learn. You log in with a username, not an email, and your real name is only visible to your teacher. Keeping personal details out of your chats and telling your teacher when something feels off are the two habits that matter most. Assistants can be wrong, so treat what they say as a helpful starting point you still think about, not the final word.
Tips
- A good question to ask yourself before sending something is "would I be fine with my teacher reading this?" If yes, you are on the right track.
- When an answer matters for your work, ask the assistant "how do you know that?" Checking the reasoning is a fast way to catch a mistake.
- Using an assistant to understand something is different from having it do the work for you. Aim to learn from it, so the understanding is yours.
Troubleshooting
I already shared something personal by accident. Do not worry. Tell your teacher so they know, and avoid sharing more. Your teacher can help and can see the conversation.
An assistant said something that felt wrong. Tell your teacher. They can look at the session, since your conversations are visible to them, and sort out what happened.
I am not sure if something is allowed. When you are unsure, ask your teacher. They set up your assistants and are the right person to tell you what is okay for your class.