NC Teens To Learn About Artificial Intelligence

For students at the North Carolina School of Science and Math, the future is now. An alum has given $2 million to start an artificial intelligence and machine learning program at the public boarding school in Durham. The school's chancellor, Todd Roberts, says students will be taught about the field through various lenses, from engineering to social science to agriculture. "Along with the technology, and opportunities to create new technology and knowledge," Roberts says, "[there is] the importance of making sure they understand from the beginning the implications and potential implications of our artificial intelligence and machine learning -- from a societal impact standpoint, ethical, and all of those." Researchers have predicted development in artificial intelligence technology could automate millions of jobs in the next few years. But industry professionals say it could create just as many positions too.