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Computing // Artificial Intelligence
The Future of AI
What AI might do in 10 years; what we want it to do and what we're worried about; children as future designers and decision-makers about AI; hopeful, empowered…
Ages 9 to 11Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
AI and the Environment
AI needs huge amounts of energy and water to train; data centres and their environmental cost; but AI can also help — predicting weather, monitoring…
Ages 9 to 11Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
AI Data Collection and Privacy
What data AI systems collect about you; who has it and why it matters; cookies, tracking, smart speakers always listening; your data is valuable
Ages 9 to 11Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
AI and Fairness in Decisions
Whether AI should make important decisions about people: jobs, loans, justice; who is responsible when AI makes unfair decisions; introduction to algorithmic…
Ages 9 to 11Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
AI and the Future of Work
How AI is changing the world of work: some jobs disappear, new ones are created, many change; jobs AI can't do (yet); what skills matter in an AI world
Ages 9 to 11Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
Designing Fair AI Rules
Design thinking applied to AI ethics: if you were designing an AI system, what rules would you give it? Who should it help? What should it not be allowed to do?
Ages 9 to 11Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
Bias in AI Systems
If training data is biased, AI will be biased; examples: facial recognition working better for some skin tones, translation assuming gender; where bias comes…
Ages 9 to 11Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
Deepfakes and AI-Generated Content
Deepfakes, AI-generated images and text; how to spot them and why they matter; the importance of checking sources; not everything online is real
Ages 9 to 11Concept