Trigger
The event that starts an automation — the "IF" half.
In practice
"Every morning at 7am" or "when a new email arrives."
Where students meet it
Trigger is taught in Lesson 10, AI on Autopilot: Triggers, Actions & Automation, part of the Automation unit of the AI Explorers course for kids. Jalen is the guide for that lesson, and it is one of 6 terms in the unit.
Often mixed up with
- Action
What the automation actually does once it fires — the "THEN" half.
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Trigger is one of 58 terms students meet across 16 video lessons that teach them to direct AI rather than just use it.