Breaking down AI for middle school teachers. 10-minute explanations of neural networks, kNNs, and the field of AI #HTTYR ant.umn.edu/kpomfoapns Presenting work with teachers on a middle school AI + ethics curriculum tomorrow at EAAI 2021

1/ Had a class from Somerville public schools visit the @medialab yesterday. On our way out we passed @jovialjoy's office and her glorious AI ain't I a woman poster. The kids stopped walking, they were mesmerized 2/ So we stopped. I had been teaching the class about AI so I explained that these companies had algorithms that misclassified black women. I pointed to the picture of Michelle Obama see the algorithm thought she was a man with a hair piece