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Quarterly Theme: Artificial Intelligence
Hello, Sparkin’ STEM family! We hope you enjoyed your summer holiday, finally taking a well-deserved break with your families. Since school will be starting soon, we have just the perfect topic to shift gears and get you ready to learn!
Artificial intelligence, also known by the acronym "AI" refers to the stimulation of human intelligence found in machines. Today's generation is constantly surrounded by applications of AI. For example, AI has drastically improved travelling as you can now use Apple or Google Maps, allowing users to follow the most optimal route.
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Learn about the basics AI in simple words.
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Real-World Applications of AI
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AI is used in our day-to-day lives. As of right now, some of the most popular AI adoptions are:
Machine learning: Giving a computer system the ability “to learn” using statistical data to become more reliable and efficient. E.g Online personalized recommendations based on your previous purchases, Youtube algorithm, Ad's on your phone
Natural language processing: Building a machinery system that can understand and interpret natural human languages. Siri, Cortana, and Alexa are able to understand human language and can respond to it.
Knowledge management: Receiving an organization’s intangible information and converting it into tangible assets. Data Storages use AI to provide data selection, analysis, and classification in tools such as Google Drive, iCloud, and OneDrive.
Tangible: Something that is material or real which you can touch.
Intangible: Something that doesn't have a physical presence/you can't touch.
Pattern recognition: Training a machine to recognize an image exactly like a human based on a particular pattern. iPhone X face ID can identify people’s faces.
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Many brilliant minds have constantly debated when it comes to the future of AI. While AI does pose potential risks, it has impacted the future of almost every industry and human being for the better. It has acted as the main driver of emerging technologies and it is believed it will continue to act as a technological innovator in the future as well.
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Challenge of This Quarter's Newsletter:
For September, we challenge you to test out these select Apps that use some popular AI adoptions mentioned above.
#1 Sentence Generator gets an image as input and creates a caption for that image. It does so by understanding the objects which make up the image and giving them a label. However, the AI is not perfect and sometimes it makes some mistakes.
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#2 Emoji Scavenger Hunt uses AI to identify emojis using the mobile device’s camera in the real world. It starts by displaying a picture of a key, and the person has to go around the house looking for a real key. The AI will then verify whether they are correct or not using the camera of the mobile device.
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#3 Quick, Draw! is a game whereby the user has to draw something, and the AI has to guess what it is.
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#4 Mitsuku is one of the most advanced chatbots currently in existence. It won various prizes and can talk about most topics.
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#5 Thing Translator takes a photo of an object and gives us a description of it using a natural language (such as Spanish, Italian, etc.) of our choice.
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1. According to the Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, AI is one of the most important breakthroughs humanity is working on at the moment. It will be more life-changing than electricity and fire.
(Sciencedaily, 2020)
2. Carl Djerassi was one of the first few to create an AI program in 1965.
(Forbes 2020)
3. According to the AI Index, since the year 2000 the annual investment from venture capital firms into US startups utilizing AI systems has increase as much as six times!
(Cambridge, 2021)
4. Experts believe that AI will take over 16% of current jobs, within the next 10 years, but worry not, a new era of job opportunities will arise.
(The Average, 2020)
5. The concept of AI has been around since the 1940s, even the term ‘’artificial intelligence’’ was coined only in 1956 by John McCarthy. AI didn't begin to take off until 1980s, when expert systems proliferated.
(Forbes, 2020)
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STEM Opportunities 4 YOU From Youth Culture
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Skill Building Workshops for Ages 18-30 (Youth Culture X Inno-Hive)
This workshop series is intended for youth ages 18-30 in Ontario who are looking to build their skills and explore the technologies powering our world. No prior experience is needed to participate. Click HERE to learn more and sign up!
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Forensics Faceoff was a 2-hour event focusing on the attempted murder of business entrepreneur. Participants put their detective skills to the test by learning and engaging in a realistic simulation of a forensics case.
The event had 5 workshops each which helped participants to narrow down their list of 5 suspects, and prosecute the criminal. The workshops focused on fingerprint analysing, blood type sequencing, etc! There were a total of 3 crime scenes in which participants looked for clues, and learned how to apply science/math skills to the real world. Overall, the event was a blast and the hard work from the Sparkin’ STEM executive team paid off!
Forensic Faceoff Statistics:
On behalf of the Sparkin’ STEM Team, thank you to all of our spectacular participants, we hope to see you for our next event which is going to be even bigger and better than this one!
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Check out our Recap Video for Forensic Face-Off !!
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We're excited to bring you and your child new content for 2021! We wish the Sparkin' STEM family the best going forward in the current climate due to COVID-19. Please be safe and practice social distancing. Use the free time that you have to complete the challenges, learn new skills, and expand your knowledge. Remember: "Time Waits for No-one." Please email us if you have any questions about our initiatives or the newsletter topics discussed.
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