The AI Summer School program combined lectures, testing of various AI tools, an introduction to machine learning, as well as legal issues of using AI. Participants explored how AI can trick us and how to defend against it. The students then used the knowledge they gained to work in teams on projects to connect AI to the world of information and to design a gadget, chatbot or other tool using AI to help cultivate the information environment on the Internet.
And what ideas did they come up with? The first team designed Factify - a tool to detect misinformation through the web linked to ChatGTP. The second team came up with StudAmigo - an AI assistant app that custom designs a study plan using AI. The third team designed an app called ScrollShield to eliminate time spent scrolling on social media, which can personalize AI to recommend alternate online and offline activities. The fourth team developed an app called Cyberedu to educate on cybersecurity, which includes an introductory test followed by lessons on various topics, such as types of cyber attacks and how to defend against them. The fifth team designed the Text Depth app to verify information on the Internet on a given topic from all possible sources. The sixth team developed MissCorrect, a web application designed for 2nd grade students in elementary and high schools aimed at learning from and correcting their own mistakes using AI.
"Summer school is a great opportunity for high school students to learn about the new technologies and capabilities of today's AI. We were pleased with the high interest of the participants and their ability to quickly navigate the topics discussed. It was interesting to see how they came up with innovative and practical solutions," said Mgr. Bára Karpíšková, lecturer of the AI Summer School. "The participants showed not only technical skills, but also creativity and the ability to work in a team. It is great to see what ideas they can bring," added Mgr. Tomáš Titěra, lecturer at the AI Summer School.
Students worked on the projects in teams using the Design Sprint method, originally developed by Google, which allows innovative ideas to be tested and developed in just five days. The result is working prototypes that are technically feasible, economically viable and desirable to users.
During the summer school, the participants could also take a look at the Laboratory of Intelligent Embedded Systems, where students and academics of FIT CTU integrate AI with embedded systems, and could thus get to know and try working with humanoid robots. The second lab they visited at FIT CTU was the Robotic Agents Lab, which focuses on intelligent decision-making by robots that act and perform within a community of robots.