Given the increasing role that artificial intelligence (AI) systems play in all of our lives, Dale believes we are due for a discussion about what schools should be teaching children about AI. Dale is a software developer for IBM with an interest in supporting STEM in schools. He spent several years as a developer of IBM’s artificial intelligence platform, Watson, helping to create several of the Watsmon technologies. He is the author of “Machine Learning for Kids”, and the creator of the supporting website MachineLearningForKids.co.uk which is used by children around the world to learn about artificial intelligence. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
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Dale's website is a fantastic, and I think, unique resource for teachers and students. It enables learners to actually create things with machine learning built in, which I think is the best path towards creating strong foundations in A.I literacy. The quality of the conversations you can have with your students once they have employed machine learning with purpose is so much richer and more nuanced. I want my 5th grade students to construct their own understanding of when and how to use it to achieve ' super agency' to steal a phrase, rather than to truncate the development of critical skills ( Writing/Thinking ) and Machine Learning for Kids is extremely helpful in this pursuit.
An educational piece of information…..listening from Papua new Guinea 🇵🇬
Why speak with children's with AI technology;🤔
TeDx Videos are already made by AIs and seen by AIs.
Absolutely awesome video with a smart message that all should listen and adhere to…..
I am a Science, Maths and Technology teacher in Australia, grappling with the meaning and development of AI in education. This is one of the most useful videos I have watched so far. Thank you Dale.
The speaker in the video highlights the importance of educating children about artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications. He discusses the evolution of technology and how it has become accessible to more people, emphasizing that AI will also become ubiquitous. The education system needs to adapt to ensure that children are prepared for a world where AI technologies are core and widespread. The speaker suggests that education should focus on teaching children how to use AI tools and also provide hands-on experience with AI technology. Additionally, students should be taught the ethical implications of AI and its impact on various industries.
…."Transformative" ways to use AI… Badum tssssssssss
what would be the core message to express in this TED talk? important and capable of teching AI to school student? but how to interacted in normal school class setting?
amazing and so inspiring for people like me that are about to be teachers, bravo!
Many of these examples point to a bifurcation between end users and creators. At one point 80% of spreadsheets had no formulas entered. Some people are fine with that. All uses should not focus on “business” and jobs. Much of it is personal productivity and economic activity.
This seems to be missing the fact that ICT skills (as a posed to computer science) is not taught above KS3 except as an option. And that option is not a true ICT qualification but a repurposed media qualification. At KS3 ICT is taught in combination with computer science in a single lesson a week. By comparison this means that ICT skills are given half the time of any other subject (at best). Or to put it another way in the modern education system art is twice as important, drama is twice as important, music is twice as important; history is four times as important and in many schools modern foriegn languages are seen as six times more likely to be useful to a child leaving school than being digitally literate. This is a Key Stage 3 perspective, when students reach KS4 the education system effectively says computing skills are a niche subject that few will ever need.
oh and btw Spreadsheet are almost never taught at KS4.
It is great that computer science is now taught in school to a small number of students, but the vast majority leave school digitally illiterate. Adults think the younger generation are tech experts because they can use smart phones. No body is talking about this in the public sphere.
Our current education system behaves as if computers are fringe technology with limitted use and a limit future.
This is insane.
The age of believe in 'ai', will be very short,
because Intelligence can Never be artificial.
Great talk Dale!!!
AI can be teaching students about AI, including how to use it. See Sal Khan's TED Talk
Education is for human to make them humane…how can AI Impart humanely reality of life? We ( human) are here to live harmoniously with our fellow, scientifically AI doesnt have this concept…parents, clise oarental guidance to our children are needed thus days…god bless
Video games are the future of education.
Thank you for this!
Some great information, thank you Dale. I have also been focusing on this topic of AI in education because so many in academia still need to learn about it. Please use my educational YouTube Channel as a resource. AI Literacy is something that all faculty must fully develop in order to then develop it within our students at all levels. Additionally, I recommend that everyone involved in teaching review my SHARE Technique for redesigning assignments and assessments in the age of AI as a tool to help with teaching and learning.
Great talk Dale.
Extremely relevant and powerful talk Dale. We need to educate parents and decision makers in education.
From primary school to universities, education is not fit for purpose…personalized AI agents to actually deliver lifelong education interactively, meeting the bespoke learning needs of individuals, is required…