Corpus
A large collection of text used to train language-based AI models.
👩🏫 How to Explain by Age Group
Elementary (K–5)
“A corpus is like a giant bookshelf filled with stories and books. Computers read from it to learn how people talk, write, and ask questions.”
Middle School (6–8)
“Think of a corpus as a huge library that AI reads to learn language. It might include books, websites, and even schoolwork, helping AI understand words, grammar, and ideas.”
High School (9–12)
"A corpus is a massive dataset of written or spoken language that is used to train natural language processing models. The size and diversity of a corpus directly affect the accuracy and fairness of AI language tools.”
🚀 Classroom Expeditions
Mini-journeys into AI thinking.
Elementary (K–5)
Create a classroom “mini-corpus” by collecting student-written sentences about a topic. Use them to see how often certain words appear.
Middle School (6–8)
Ask students to gather text samples from different genres (news, fiction, instructions). Discuss how each one teaches something different to AI.
High School (9–12)
Have students explore the impact of biased or limited corpora by analyzing sample text datasets. Ask how the composition of a corpus affects AI outcomes.
