Hands-on Mini Project: “Teach the AI”
Objective: Experience how AI learns by training a model to recognize objects, sounds, or poses.
Duration: 30 minutes
Materials Needed:
- Computers or Tablets: Devices for each child or group, with internet access.
- Access to Teachable Machine: Ensure the tool is available and ready to use.
- Variety of Objects or Sounds: Items that the kids can use to train their AI models, such as toys, books, or different sounds they can make.
How It Works:
Step 1: Setup
Make sure you have access to Teachable Machine by Google on your computer or tablet.
Check that the devices are connected to the internet and ready to use.
Step 2: Training the Model
Choose a simple project to start.
You can teach the AI to recognize different hand gestures, objects (like a toy or book), or even sounds (like clapping vs. whistling).
Show the AI examples of each input by using your camera or microphone.
For example, if you’re teaching it to recognize hand gestures, hold up your hand in different positions and let the AI “see” them.
The AI will learn to identify these inputs based on the examples you provide.
Step 3: Testing
Test your AI model after it’s been trained with several examples.
Try out different gestures, objects, or sounds to see if the AI correctly identifies them.
Watch how well the AI learned from the examples you gave.
Step 4: Iteration
Add more examples or adjust your inputs to see how the AI’s accuracy improves.
Notice how the AI becomes more accurate as it learns from more data.
Experiment with different inputs to understand how the quality and quantity of data impact AI performance.
Learning Outcome
AI Training:
Learn how AI models are trained using data.Understand that more examples make AI better at distinguishing between different inputs, improving its accuracy.
Data Collection:
See the importance of data in AI learning.
Understand that AI learns from the information you provide and that the quality and quantity of this data directly impact how well AI performs.