AI in the Family: how to teach machine learning to your kids - KDnuggets

As we collectively experience the increasing pervasiveness of machine learning algorithms that drive so many services and functions in our society, it is clear to us that a new workforce of specialized programmers and computer scientists exist behind this reality. You may even be one of these wunderkinds who expanded your early coding education to include the development of learning algorithms for enhancing existing software applications or creating entirely new deep learning systems. Or, you may be an "older-kinder" who quickly circled back to catch the wave of AI excitement to coral it into your well-honed development tool kit. Either way, while the current generation of programmers is running with machine learning trends, the next round of professionals who will fill our shoes – those young ones who are learning PowerPoint and Common Core math in grade school today – are experiencing AI as something that is… just already something normal. AI-powered digital voice assistants are commonplace in homes, and kids are thrilled to ask what the weather is today repeatedly or to have the device tell a joke.There are people behind this magic, of course, and the fad of learning this trade could become just that if we don't consider how to ensure a pipeline of future machine learning developers to carry our torch.