Trusted Object — Lab history & changelog

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Origin story

This lab began as an activity concept around this need: Help learners see that trust in a tool, object, vehicle, device, or animal is usually specific, earned, and maintained. Its Alpha release keeps the idea visible while the activity and companion materials are developed.

Change log

2026-09-07

Removed the animal, place, and routine analogy; reframed the activity around evidence-based reliance on familiar tools and AI systems; and moved its primary relationship from Relationships with Conversational AI to What AI Is and Is Not.

2026-09-06

Moved learner-facing metadata, materials, relationships, and activity content into lab.md; retained this README as the lab origin story and change log.