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Night in Jugnupur: fireflies glow in a huge mango tree where Mitthu the green parrot sits on a branch, with huts and a moonlit river behind.
Classes 5–7

Jugnupur Tales, Volume 1

How a Parrot Learned About AI

Spend a summer holiday in Jugnupur, the village of fireflies, with Bunny, his little brother Happy, Dadi and Mitthu, a parrot with a very high opinion of himself. In eight story chapters they discover how machines learn from examples, why AI can be unfair, how chatbots guess the next word, how computers see pictures, why fake pictures spread, how robots work, and the questions to ask before we use AI.

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Chapters

8 chapters

  1. Mitthu and the Mango MysteryMachines learn from examples
  2. The Judge Who Never Crossed the RiverAI is only as fair as its examples
  3. The Heap With No NamesLearning without answers
  4. The Parrot Who Finished Every SentenceHow chatbots guess the next word · Available to buy from mid-December 2026
  5. The Secret of the Tiny SquaresHow computers see pictures · Available to buy from mid-December 2026
  6. The Tiger That Never CameAI can make pictures, and fake ones too · Available to buy from mid-December 2026
  7. The Machine in the OrchardRobots sense, think and act · Available to buy from mid-December 2026
  8. Bunny’s Six QuestionsBefore we use AI, we ask good questions · Available to buy from mid-December 2026

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