A smiling woman with shoulder-length black hair sitting at a wooden table in an indoor setting. She rests her chin on her hand and wears a beige blazer, a light-colored top, and a smartwatch. On the table, there is a mug with a heart design, a notebook, and a pen. In the background, a shelf holds potted plants, framed art featuring leaves, a yellow robot toy, and a stack of books titled 'Do Gets It Wrong'. Small decorative hearts and stars are overlaid in the image.
A smiling woman with shoulder-length black hair sitting at a wooden table in an indoor setting. She rests her chin on her hand and wears a beige blazer, a light-colored top, and a smartwatch. On the table, there is a mug with a heart design, a notebook, and a pen. In the background, a shelf holds potted plants, framed art featuring leaves, a yellow robot toy, and a stack of books titled 'Do Gets It Wrong'. Small decorative hearts and stars are overlaid in the image.
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MEET THE AUTHOR

Technology has been my world for 23 years.

Making it human has always been the interesting part.

Shiney Subhas, known professionally as Shiney Sooraj, is a technology and AI leader, and the creator of the Bo Gets It Wrong series.

After more than two decades working with technology, she created Bo to help introduce the youngest generation to AI in a way that feels simple, funny and deeply human.

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WHY BO?

I started with a different question.

The phrase 'You are my heart' with a small heart graphic replacing the word 'heart'.

What do children really need to know about AI?

  • Not how to code

  • Not how to prompt

  • Not how to have all the answers

But how to Listen. Notice. Question. Check. Care and Think.

And perhaps most importantly —

to know that getting something wrong can be the beginning of learning.

That idea became Bo.

A cheerful yellow cartoon robot with one large eye and a red antenna is standing outdoors among green plants. It has a thought bubble above its head containing icons of an ear, a magnifying glass, a shield with a checkmark, and a question mark, indicating curiosity and exploration.
A cheerful yellow cartoon robot with one large eye and a red antenna is standing outdoors among green plants. It has a thought bubble above its head containing icons of an ear, a magnifying glass, a shield with a checkmark, and a question mark, indicating curiosity and exploration.
A woman sitting at a desk with a coffee mug, notebooks, and yellow robot toys. She is smiling, with one arm crossed over the other, in a cozy room with a plant and framed art on the wall.
Decorative beige background with green leafy branches and small orange star and dot accents in the top right and bottom left corners.

A NOTE FROM SHINEY

AI will keep getting smarter.

My hope is that our children grow wiser alongside it.

I created Bo to make big ideas feel small
enough to laugh about, talk about and
discover together.

Because childhood doesn’t need more
technology. It needs better ways to
understand it.

— Shiney Subhas