Hackathons exposed more than 1200 kids to AI - IT-Online

Edtech startup Mindjoy reached more than 1 200 children between the ages of 11 and 15 during the July and August winter breaks with its artificial intelligence (AI) hackathons. Hackathons were hosted by 14 schools in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and the Western Cape, as well as virtually for children in Kenya and the Netherlands. Plans are in place to reach a further 10 schools by the end of September, in an effort to help learners come to grips with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and what AI means for their future. Mindjoy's hackathons immerse students in a world of code and allow them to learn with some of the most advanced AI technology in the world – GPT-3 created by OpenAI. Students are given "kid-shaped" problems – such as doing their homework – to solve, and a technology to use to build solutions to the problems.