How Introducing AI Across the Curriculum May Address Key Equity Concerns - EdSurge News

"It should be fun to work with artificial intelligence tools," says Nancye Blair Black, Project Lead for AI Explorations and Their Practical Use in School Environments. It's a simple credo but one that belies both a deep passion for computational thinking and an urgent desire to see this project succeed in its primary objective: to cultivate a broad and diverse group of future AI users and developers. Black sees endless opportunities to introduce AI across the curriculum to students of all ages and backgrounds. As the program--a collaboration between ISTE and General Motors--wraps up its third year of professional learning opportunities and support for educators, she says, "this is really the end of the beginning of the work." We spoke with Black recently about the work that she and her colleagues are doing, what lies ahead and why she's so excited about the potential of artificial intelligence in the classroom. EdSurge: What do you hope to achieve with the AI Explorations project?