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Brighter Minds AI /Lisbon

Help your child use AI creatively and critically, without the shortcuts or the nonsense.

Personalized, in-home AI sessions in Lisbon that start from what your child already loves. Parent present. Focused on critical thinking, creativity, and staying in control of the tools.

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Many parents notice the same things: children using AI to skip the hard thinking, accepting confident-sounding answers that are wrong, or losing the joy of creating something themselves. Schools are still catching up. The gap between what kids need and what they currently get is growing.

A personal approach

How it works

01

We start from what they love

Videogames, stories, drawing, building… the session is built around your child’s real interests.

02

In your home, with you present

Sessions happen at your house. A parent or guardian stays nearby.

03

Learn to think with AI, not for AI

Prompting, evaluating answers, spotting hallucinations, iterating, and staying in creative control.

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Leave with real work and clearer judgment

Your child creates something original and develops the habit of questioning AI outputs.

Skills that stay with them

What your child will learn

Understanding hallucinations

Learn why AI can sound sure and still be wrong, and how to check.

AI as a brainstorming partner

Use it to explore ideas, not replace thinking.

Better prompting

Get clearer, more useful results by asking better questions.

Iteration and refinement

Improve ideas step by step instead of accepting the first answer.

Critical evaluation

Decide what to keep, what to discard, and why.

Creating original work

Stories, game concepts, and projects that are genuinely theirs.

Spotting bias and limitations

Recognize when AI outputs are incomplete or skewed.

Staying in control

Develop the habit of leading the AI instead of following it.

Fact-checking habits

Cross-check important information with reliable sources.

Creative process with AI

Use AI in the early stages of ideas without losing ownership.

Clear communication

Explain ideas and give better instructions to both people and AI.

Responsible use

Understand when and how to use AI tools thoughtfully and ethically.

Jose Carlos Salazar Quesada, founder and teacher at Brighter Minds AI

Jose Carlos Salazar Quesada

Founder & teacher · Lisbon

About Jose

I’m Jose Carlos Salazar Quesada. I’ve spent more than a decade working with data, analytics, and operations at companies including Walmart, Pfizer, HP, and Boston Consulting Group. At BCG I led AI enablement for the Lisbon office, training teams on practical, responsible use of AI tools and driving real process improvements.

My academic background includes engineering and two MBAs, combining technical problem-solving with business and leadership. Teaching has always been a big part of my life. I started at university as a tutor for math courses, then taught databases for Smash AI and helped underprivileged children prepare for their math tests. Most recently, I have been finishing my teaching degree at ULACIT, bringing that lifelong commitment to learning into my work with children.

Today I run Brighter Latitude, a personalized travel company that combines AI, analytics, and human judgment to design journeys around what each traveler actually cares about. That same belief in deep personalization now guides how I teach children.

I’m also a board member with SOS Children’s Village. I believe the best learning happens when it is tailored, supervised, and rooted in curiosity rather than shortcuts. Sessions are in English or Spanish (I have basic Portuguese).

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Practical details

  • Delivered in the child’s home in the Lisbon area
  • Parent or guardian present
  • Fully tailored to age and interests
  • No prior coding knowledge required
  • Focus on current AI tools and critical, creative use

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