GRADES 6–12
How Is AI
Trained?
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Essential Question
How does data determine what
artificial intelligence can do?
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1 Understand that data is a building block of
artificial intelligence.
2 Identify what an AI can do based on the
data it was trained on.
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REVIEW: HOW AI LEARNS
This image was created with
generative AI, and it's meant to
show how AI learns.
● What do you notice?
● How does the picture show
AI learning?
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illustration of the process that AI goes through to learn.)
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REVIEW: HOW AI LEARNS
The robot in the middle
represents artificial intelligence.
It's surrounded by people who
are talking to it and showing it
books. These people are the
human "trainers."
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illustration of the process that AI goes through to learn.)
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REVIEW: HOW AI LEARNS
The "trainers" are sharing data
with the AI to help it learn.
The data is represented by the
books and the speech bubbles.
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illustration of the process that AI goes through to learn.)
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Key Vocabulary
Data
any type of information that can be
collected, categorized, and analyzed.
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REVIEW: HOW AI LEARNS
We can use the data the AI is
trained on, also known as the
inputs, to infer or make an
educated guess about the types
of things the AI might be able to
do, which are the outputs.
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Key Vocabulary
Input
the data an AI application uses to learn
or to perform a task.
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Key Vocabulary
Output
the final result or creation of an AI system,
based on what it was asked to do
and using its existing inputs.
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EXPLAIN
Let's look at some real-life
examples of how inputs are used to
create an AI-powered output!
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EXAMPLE #1
What kind of AI app could you build with
the following data inputs?
INPUT OUTPUT
● Real-time traffic data
● Map locations and routes
● Weather conditions
● Sensor data: speed,
distance, and cameras
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PAIR SHARE
Self-Driving Cars!
OUTPUT
● Self-driving cars use sensors like
cameras and radar to know where
on the road they should be.
● They also use map and road
data to know where they need
to go and to follow the rules
of the road.
Source: https://giphy.com/gifs/natgeochannel-car-origins-dqQxplKANtn8c
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EXAMPLE #1
What kind of AI app could you build with
the following data inputs?
INPUT OUTPUT
● Song data: audio files,
genre, artist, tempo
● User data: songs you have
listened to, liked, skipped,
and shared
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PAIR SHARE
A Personal DJ!
OUTPUT
● Music apps use song data to
group together similar songs
and artists. They do this to
create curated playlists.
● These apps also use information
about your preferences to
recommend songs and artists
you might like. Source: https://giphy.com/gifs/artists-on-tumblr-featured-B1wdtex5hR3kk
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ACTIVITY
What inputs does an AI application need to
create the following output?
INPUT OUTPUT
Your next YouTube video
recommendation
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ACTIVITY
What inputs does an AI application need to
create the following output?
INPUT OUTPUT
● Your YouTube video Your next YouTube video
viewing history recommendation
● Videos you've rated or liked
● Topics you prefer
● Videos currently trending
on YouTube
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ACTIVITY
What inputs does an AI application need to
create the following output?
INPUT OUTPUT
Personalized Advertisement
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ACTIVITY
What inputs does an AI application need to
create the following output?
INPUT OUTPUT
● Search history Personalized Advertisement
● Social media activity
● Online purchases
● Video watch history
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CLOSING REFLECTION
As these last two examples show, what we do
online and the data we share is also a part of
the inputs, or data, that AI might use. Thinking
critically about the data behind an AI can help
us be more informed users and understand
what the AI's limitations might be.
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