Sparking AI Curiosity with the AI4K12 Initiative

Since AI is a branch of Computer Science, I think we face the same issues regarding math as other areas of CS. On the one hand, mathematical concepts are foundational to CS. On the other hand, we want to make the material accessible to as broad a range of students as possible, including those with weak math backgrounds and those who are disinclined toward mathematical thinking but might still find other aspects of computer science attractive. Probability and statistics are two topics that are seen as increasingly important for K-12 students. In AI, they form the basis of probabilistic reasoning (part of our Big Idea #2).