"President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order to bring the test, which was retired in 2013, back into schools to torture, er, train a new generation of kids how to run, jump and perform other physical activities. All joking aside, physical fitness is important, but I think the announcement of another program will excite kids a lot more: The Presidential AI Challenge."
"The brand new initiative, which is sponsored by the Department of Energy's Office of Science, is designed to get students and educators thinking about how artificial intelligence can be used to solve real-world problems in their communities. Registration is now open, and anyone in the country can participate. Students are encouraged to form small groups, pick a problem they see around them, and either propose how AI could help address it or actually build an AI-powered solution using tools that are already widely available online."
The Presidential Fitness Test was a national program started in the 1950s and retired in 2013, and an executive order was signed to revive it in schools. The Presidential AI Challenge is a new initiative sponsored by the Department of Energy's Office of Science to engage students and educators with artificial intelligence. Registration is open to participants nationwide. Students are encouraged to form small teams, identify local problems, and either propose AI-based solutions or build functioning AI tools using widely available online resources. Educators can design classroom lessons or create AI tools to make learning more engaging and demonstrate practical problem solving with AI.
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