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AI for Beginners

Learn what artificial intelligence really is, how machines learn, how to talk to chatbots, how to use AI for school, creativity and work, how to spot fakes and stay safe, and finally how to design an AI idea of your own.

8 units44 lessons1.6 hours of videoKids 10 and up and adults. Finish Unit 3 of Tech Skills first if the internet is new to you.
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What is AI?

What artificial intelligence really is, where you already use it, how machines learn, a short history, and the truth behind common myths.

Project: Find five pieces of AI on your own phone


  1. 1. What AI is, and isn't1:52
  2. 2. AI you already use1:42
  3. 3. Following rules vs learning from examples1:49
  4. 4. A short history of AI2:10
  5. 5. Myths and fears1:46
  6. Unit 1 test
2

How machines learn

What data is, how AI finds patterns and makes predictions, how it is trained and tested, why it makes mistakes, what bias is, and how to train a model yourself.

Project: Train a picture sorter of your own


  1. 1. Data: what computers learn from1:47
  2. 2. Patterns and predictions1:53
  3. 3. Training and testing1:28
  4. 4. Why AI makes mistakes1:55
  5. 5. Bias: when the data isn't fair1:56
  6. 6. Train your own model2:03
  7. Unit 2 test
3

Talking to chatbots

What chatbots are, how they write their answers, how to write strong prompts and follow-ups, how to check answers, and a practice round.

Project: Improve three weak prompts


  1. 1. What chatbots are1:55
  2. 2. How a chatbot writes an answer1:53
  3. 3. Writing a good prompt1:50
  4. 4. Follow-ups and context1:27
  5. 5. Checking answers: AI can be wrong1:43
  6. 6. Practice round1:43
  7. Unit 3 test
4

AI for school

Use AI as a tutor instead of a shortcut, write prompts that help you learn, quiz yourself, follow your school's rules, and check and explain how you used AI.

Project: Use AI to make and take a quiz on a school topic


  1. 1. A tutor, not a shortcut2:15
  2. 2. Prompts that help you learn2:11
  3. 3. Quiz yourself with AI2:09
  4. 4. When to use AI, and when not to2:02
  5. 5. Check it, and say how you used AI1:50
  6. Unit 4 test
5

Creating with AI

Make pictures from words, write stories and poems with an AI writing partner, explore AI music and voices, learn who owns AI creations, and make an illustrated story.

Project: An illustrated short story made with AI help


  1. 1. Making pictures with AI2:52
  2. 2. Stories and poems with AI2:22
  3. 3. Music, voices and video2:19
  4. 4. Who owns AI creations?2:25
  5. 5. Make an illustrated story2:17
  6. Unit 5 test
6

Safety and ethics

Spot deepfakes and AI scams, protect your privacy with chatbots, understand fairness and accountability, think about AI and jobs, and write your own AI rules.

Project: Pass the real-or-fake challenge and write your own AI rules


  1. 1. Deepfakes: real or fake?2:28
  2. 2. AI scams and cloned voices2:44
  3. 3. Privacy with chatbots2:15
  4. 4. Fair and accountable AI2:18
  5. 5. AI and jobs2:30
  6. 6. Your own AI rules2:12
  7. Unit 6 test
7

AI for work and life

Use AI for emails, CVs and interview practice, translation, planning and budgets, see how AI is used in Nigeria and Africa, and make a product description and flyer for a small business.

Project: A product description and flyer for a small business


  1. 1. Emails, CVs and interviews2:29
  2. 2. Translation and languages2:23
  3. 3. Planning and organising2:00
  4. 4. AI in Nigeria and Africa2:42
  5. 5. AI for small business2:17
  6. Unit 7 test
8

Build with AI

See how apps use AI, train a model and use it in Scratch, design and plan an AI for your community, present your idea, and complete your final project.

Project: Design an AI that helps your community


  1. 1. How apps use AI2:08
  2. 2. Train a model and use it in Scratch2:27
  3. 3. Design an AI for your community2:08
  4. 4. Plan your AI: data, users and risks2:20
  5. 5. Present your idea2:00
  6. 6. Final project: an AI for your community2:24
  7. Unit 8 test

Course challenge and certificate

30 questions from the whole course. Pass to earn your certificate.

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