4. Experience AI

Understanding AI has never been more critical. It’s part of most conversations around emerging tech. It raises endless questions around safety, creativity, copyright and intellectual property. The UK government, too, now has a national focus on upskilling young people for the “AI-powered jobs of the future”. ‘Experience AI’ is a programme developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation and Google DeepMind and delivered across the UK and internationally. It helps to improve the skills and confidence of both educators and students on how AI tech works – and fosters important surrounding literacies. In this episode, Vicki is joined by the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s Ben Garside and Parent Zone’s chief of staff Megan Rose to look at the impact that Experience AI is having currently, and where the programme may be going next. Talking points: Beyond understanding prompts and functionalities, how can educational resources tackle topics like the wider societal impact of AI? Is Experience AI meeting educator’s current needs – and are learnings (around, for example, the importance of not ‘anthropomorphising’ chatbots) landing well? As children around the globe gain access to AI, how do their experiences of it – and attitudes towards it – change depending on where they live? Tech Shock is a Parent Zone production. Follow Parent Zone on social media for all the latest on our work on helping families to thrive in the digital age. Presented by Vicki Shotbolt. Tech Shock is produced and edited by Tim Malster. www Twitter Facebook Instagram