Artificial Intelligence

1. Key Concepts

Define the following terms and share the meaning of each with your counselor: artificial intelligence (AI), artificial intelligence agents, automation, basic programming, bots, data, databases, digital workers, general AI, machine learning (ML), narrow AI, superintelligent AI, tasks, triggers, workflows, and variables.

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2. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Basics

Do the following and share what you learned with your counselor:

• 2(a) Identify ten examples of how AI is currently used in everyday life.
• 2(b) Identify five examples of how AI is currently used in the workplace.
• 2(c) Identify five examples of how AI can be used at school or in support of your education.
• 2(d) Meet with your counselor and play ten rounds of the 'AI or Not?' game to determine if the presented scenario utilizes AI. Discuss your answers.
• 2(e) Create a timeline with five key milestones in the development of artificial intelligence.

3. Automation Basics

Do the following and share what you learned with your counselor:

• 3(a) Identify 10 examples of how automation is currently used in everyday life.
• 3(b) Identify five examples of how automation is currently used in the workplace.
• 3(c) Identify five examples of how automation can be used at school or in support of your education.
• 3(d) Explain how automation performs repetitive tasks without human intervention and how it reduces human error and optimizes resources.
• 3(e) Create a timeline with five significant milestones in automation development.

4. Ethics in AI

Do the following and share what you learned with your counselor:

• 4(a) Research ethical concerns and responsible use in AI, including bias, privacy, and AI decision-making.
• 4(b) Meet with your counselor, play, and discuss five rounds of the 'What Would You Do?' ethical decision-making scenarios.
• 4(c) Develop your own ethical guidelines for the use of AI.
• 4(d) What is the Turing test?

5. Deepfakes

Do the following and share what you learned with your counselor:

• 5(a) Explain what a deepfake is and how it can affect an individual.
• 5(b) Describe what actions to take if you or someone you know is impacted by a deepfake.

6. Developing AI Skills

Do the following and share what you learned with your counselor:

• 6(a) Discuss the learning process for AI and its limitations.
• 6(b) Identify five methods of how to effectively communicate with AI.
• 6(c) Explain the importance of prompt engineering when using AI to create better output.
• 6(d) Demonstrate three examples of writing clear instructions for a school-related task.

7. Practical Application

Do ONE of the following:

• 7(a) With your counselor's approval, choose an artificial intelligence project based on your personal interest or a community need. Develop a plan outlining the project's objectives, data requirements, and potential ethical considerations. Implement the project utilizing appropriate artificial intelligence tools, languages, or platforms. Share your project with your counselor.
• 7(b) With your counselor's approval, design a short lesson plan on AI and teach it to your patrol or a group of Scouts. Include an AI-generated age-appropriate explanation of AI, examples of AI in everyday life and in the workplace, and an interactive demonstration of how Scouts could use AI to assist with a school assignment, Scouting activity, or rank advancement.

8. Career Exploration

Do ONE of the following:

• 8(a) Identify three career opportunities that would use skills and knowledge in artificial intelligence or automation. Pick one and research the training, education, certification requirements, experience, and expenses associated with entering the field.
• 8(b) Interview an artificial intelligence or automation professional. Learn about their day-to-day work, the challenges they face, and their vision for the future of AI or automation.