MIT’s FutureMakers programs help kids get their minds around — and hands on — AI

During one-week, themed FutureMakers Workshops organized around key topics related to AI, students learn how AI technologies work, including social implications, then build something that uses AI. Ewnetu’s team, Team Dyadic, built a prediction model to warn people about wildfires. This year’s Day of AI, on May 13, includes teaching materials for upper elementary through high school. Middle school students will learn about generative adversarial networks, which can produce both deepfakes and art. High school students will learn about the recommendation systems used by social media and their implications for individuals and for society.