FUTURE CONSIDERATION

AI

Artificial intelligence is already in the apps pupils use every day. This section would help them understand how it really works, use it wisely, and build simple AI of their own, so they're creators and not just users.

How AI works

• What AI is and isn't: rules written by people vs patterns learned from examples
• Training data: teach a computer to recognise pictures, sounds or poses
• How chatbots predict the next word, and why they can sound sure while being wrong

Using AI wisely

• Checking AI answers: when to trust it, and how to verify
• Bias: how unfair data leads to unfair results
• Deepfakes and AI-powered scams, linking back to the Cyber section
• Honest use for schoolwork, in line with the school's AI policy

Building with AI

• Train an image or sound classifier, then use it in a project
• In the maze: compare a hand-written left-hand rule with a robot that learns by trial and error (reinforcement learning)
• For older pupils: simple machine learning in Python, and calling an AI model from code

Free resources to explore

• Teachable Machine: train a model in the browser using your webcam or microphone, with no code
• Machine Learning for Kids: train models, then use them in Scratch or Python projects
• Experience AI: lessons from the Raspberry Pi Foundation and Google DeepMind for ages 11–14
• Elements of AI: a free online course for older pupils who want the bigger picture

Good to know: many AI chatbots have minimum age limits. Any activity that uses one would be teacher-led and follow the school's AI and safeguarding policies.