When teaching AI, drop the coding and adopt machine learning

By studying how machine learning powers artificial intelligence, students can further develop their own thought processes and tackle societal impacts. When thinking of classes on artificial intelligence, you probably imagine students on a computer writing code. But that's not where Joseph South, chief learning officer for the International Society for Technology in Education, says educators should start. Instead, teachers should help students learn how to approach decisions the way digital programming might -- by working through information, finding patterns and making a choice. "At ISTE, we feel strongly students need to learn how the digital world works," South said.