Introduction to Machine Learning

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Today we begin a unit on Artificial Intelligence, 

or AI. 

What’s an example of AI either in your personal life or that you’ve seen in a movie or book?

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1. What is AI?

2. True Artificial Intelligence is “The Future”. Machine Learning is “The _____”.

3. What is Machine Learning?

4. What kind of data can Machine Learning take in?

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If we wanted A.I. Bot to become better at recognizing fish, 

how do you think we could help it do that?

Code Studio, Level 2
Recognizing Fish Features

Do This

• Navigate to Lesson 1 Level 2

• Choose a feature you want to train A.I Bot to recognize

• Record this information in the second part of the activity guide

Code Studio, Level 2

Do This

• When you reach the final stage, press the white information icon in the upper-right corner

  • This displays the features that A.I. Bot is using to help make its decision.

  • In the example here, A.I. Bot has learned that the color matters the most when making a decision and the eyes matter the least

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What features did A.I. Bot think were the most important? 

Are those the features you were expecting to be most important?

Code Studio, Level 3 Recognizing Expressions

• Do This

  • Choose an expression that you want to train A.I. Bot to recognize

  • Train A.I. Bot to recognize a fish by its expression, such as “silly” or “serious” or “angry”

  • Record this information in your Activity Guide.

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Here is an example from a student who trained A.I. Bot to identify “angry” fish

Looking at this screen, why do you think color appeared as the second most important feature? 

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Do you think it’s okay to consider a fish “angry” by its color?

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1. What is something new you learned about Machine Learning today? 

2. What is a new question you have about Machine Learning?