Esraa Elsharkawy, a 16-year-old from Texas, transitioned from being skeptical of AI to embracing it after attending the AI4All summer camp at Princeton. The camp aims to address the digital divide affecting schools, particularly in underprivileged areas where access to technology and education about AI is limited. Research indicates that affluent schools typically have better resources for teaching computer science and AI. Experts note that teachers often lack training in AI, leading to a self-taught approach among educators rather than structured learning programs.
"I just thought AI just was kind of creepy... For years, research has shown there's a digital divide when it comes to schools teaching about new technologies."
'I believe AI is a tool and that if we use AI as a tool to do simple things, then we'll have clearer minds to think of things that are way ahead of our league right now, like solving cancer.'
"The AI divide is starting to show up in just about every major study that I'm seeing... teachers were more likely to teach themselves how to use AI than to receive training."
Collection
[
|
...
]