How high is the learning threshold of artificial intelligence? Is it necessary to have a programming foundation? Can teenagers learn artificial intelligence? For these questions, some schools have given answers. At present, many schools such as high school affiliated to renmin university of china, Beijing Dewei British International School and Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Experimental School have launched artificial intelligence learning courses.
In an interview with reporters, Yuan Zhongguo, head of the Information Technology Teaching and Research Group of high school affiliated to renmin university of china, said: "We deeply understand the important role of artificial intelligence education in improving students’ innovative thinking and practical application ability. At the same time, in the long-term teaching practice, we also found that the teaching method combining theory with practice is more attractive to students and promotes the improvement of students’ practical ability. "
In fact, as early as 2020, the Ministry of Education issued the Key Points of Education Informatization and Network Security in 2020, pointing out that the construction, application and promotion of artificial intelligence education courses in primary and secondary schools should be continued. Release the curriculum package of artificial intelligence education in primary and secondary schools (junior high school edition and senior high school edition) and support service system and promote its application. Promote the development, trial application and popularization of the curriculum package for primary schools.
For schools, lowering the learning threshold, promoting students’ interest in learning in a way that teenagers can understand, and setting reasonable courses and teaching materials are the key points in the teaching process. In this process, the school is also seeking cooperation with enterprises, hoping to introduce more suitable educational methods and first-line industry experience to enhance students’ interest in artificial intelligence. Amazon DeepRacer is also an attempt to enter the teaching field of vision under this background.
It is understood that Amazon DeepRacer is a 1/18-scale fully-automatic racing car driven by reinforcement learning and 3D racing simulator launched by Amazon Cloud Technology in 2018. It has the characteristics of easy entry, understandable principle and simple operation, and can give attention to both fun and let operators systematically understand the knowledge of reinforcement learning.
Amazon DeepRacer is characterized by low threshold and easy operation. For teenagers, you don’t need the foundation of programming learning to get started. Gu Fan introduced: "We only need to train the model with some parameters, and then deploy it to the car. The camera of the car will judge the actual situation of the track and use its trained method to judge where to drive and at what speed."
The deployment principle of Amazon DeepRacer is the core algorithm reinforcement learning of machine learning, which is consistent with the algorithm principle in practical work. At the same time, in the process of operation, it is necessary to prepare data, train the model, and then deploy the model. If the deployment effect is not good, the model parameters need to be optimized and iterated again. This process is consistent with the process of helping customers in various industries solve problems related to machine learning in their daily work. In addition, the overall experience is consistent. If it is not deployed properly, it still faces the situation that the car cannot follow the predetermined trajectory, that is, the solution fails.
Therefore, Amazon DeepRacer actually trains young people’s artificial intelligence thinking through racing. Yuan Zhongguo said: "The introduction of Amazon DeepRacer provides students with an opportunity to experience from algorithmic intelligence to entity intelligence. For primary and secondary school students, learning algorithmic intelligence is very attractive. We are very pleased to see that children are still enjoying training Amazon DeepRacer after class. Therefore, the introduction of good platforms and products can play a very positive role in promoting students’ learning artificial intelligence.
Since 2020, Amazon Cloud Technology has successfully held a series of education and training activities in China, attracting more than 50,000 people to actively participate. In 2023, Amazon Cloud Technology plans to hold more than 100 online and offline events, covering hundreds of thousands of people. These include Amazon DeepRacer China League for developers and machine learning enthusiasts, various DeepRacer industry leagues, enterprise competitions and trainings for different industries and enterprises, and a series of activities for teenagers jointly organized with partners.
At the kick-off meeting of the 2023 Amazon DeepRacer China series, Amazon Cloud Technology announced that it had reached a strategic cooperation with the Science and Technology Education Collaboration of China Education Association and the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Industry Association. It will focus on Amazon DeepRacer’s artificial intelligence learning tools and invest resources in four aspects: curriculum development, teacher training, platform support and competition-based learning, so as to provide relevant training for 100,000 China teenagers in the next three years and promote the development of artificial intelligence education for teenagers.
Elaine Chang, vice president of Amazon Global and executive director of Amazon Cloud Technology Greater China, said: "Amazon DeepRacer has low barriers, strong interest and high operability. We hope to use this unique learning tool to develop systematic courses and launch rich education and training activities, lower the threshold for people to learn artificial intelligence, stimulate their interest and enthusiasm for machine learning, and help cultivate artificial intelligence talents at all stages. "
This combination of enterprise experience and education and training is also expected to promote the early education process of young people in the field of artificial intelligence. Yang Nianlu, executive vice president of China Education Association, said: "Teenagers are an important part of talent training, and the educational concept and mode of talent training should also keep pace with the times. Artificial intelligence education can cultivate students’ logical thinking, innovative ability and practical ability, which is of great help to improve students’ comprehensive quality and stimulate teenagers’ curiosity, imagination and desire to explore. It is hoped that through the joint efforts of the three parties, the artificial intelligence education for young people can be brought to students in a more universal way, and the scientific literacy of young people can be gradually improved to consolidate the foundation of scientific and technological talents in China. "
According to "White Paper 2020 on the Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Manufacturing Industry" issued by the National Research Center for the Development of Industrial Information Security in 2020, there is an artificial intelligence talent gap of 300,000 in China. With the rapid development of the industry in recent years, this gap has grown geometrically. Zhong Junhao, secretary-general of Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Industry Association, said: "Talent is an important foundation for the development of artificial intelligence technology. Introducing artificial intelligence education in adolescence is very important for cultivating innovative talents. "
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