This learning activity focuses on stories of some of the people and events involved with the history of Artificial Intelligence and ideas of possible futures with AI.
Where Did AI Start? (15 minutes)
Book: Alan Turing (Little People, BIG DREAMS)
Alan Turing
John McCarthy
Vocabulary
Natural Language Processing (15 minutes)
Turing Test
Vocabulary
Georgetown–IBM experiment
ELIZA
Siri & Alexa
ChatGPT
Translation Demo
Object Recognition (15 minutes)
Vocabulary
Examples of AI that uses Object Recognition
Fei-Fei Li
Demo Object Recognition
Societal Impact (20-30 minutes)
Book: Choose and read a book about societal impact of AI
Student Reflection Activity: What do you imagine for a new or improved AI system, app, or feature?
Books (or video read-alouds):
Alan Turing (Little People, BIG DREAMS)
Societal Impact: One book needed
AI+Me: Big Idea 5 - Societal Impact: How AI Can Change the World
Student Materials
Paper
Pencils (1 per student)
Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
Teacher device for accessing:
Unsplash Download the image for object identification
Object Recognition options (need one):
Vision AI: Image & Visual AI Tools | Google Cloud You do not need to be signed in to use this. Can see both objects identified and the category labels.
Google Lens Performs a search rather than just identifying objects
ASU Image Accessibility Creator This combines object recognition and natural language processing.
This learning activity is associated with the following standards and guidelines, though the standards or guidelines may not be fully met.
K-2.IC.18 Compare how people lived and worked before and after the adoption of new computing technologies.
K-2.5-B-i Identify devices in daily life that use AI technologies.
K-2.5-C-i Identify current uses of AI and how they have impacted society.
K-2.5-D-ii Describe how AI can be used to solve a societal problem.
Originally created for CSEdWeek 2024