Children and young people
Tell us what YOUR vision for AI in Scotland is!
Scotland's future lies with children and young people and we believe it is fundamental to include their voices in creating a better awareness of what AI is and shaping AI's future in Scotland.
We have developed some fun activity learning packs on AI for children and young people. These packs are a perfect resource for all educators (teachers, youth workers, community learning colleagues, parents, carers) and students to learn about the basics of AI and AI in Scotland.
We’ve also produced a separate educator's guide on using these activity packs for different age groups.
Please let us know how they went by uploading any completed worksheets or photos of drawings produced from children and young people in the upload section here:
Educator/Parent/Carer Guidance
PRIMARY SCHOOL GUIDANCE
HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE
Activity Packs
Resources for educators, working with different age groups which will enable them to learn about the basics of AI and AI in Scotland. Just click on the pictures below and download the activity packs.
P5-P7
S1-S3
AI BASICS for P5-P7
AI BASICS FOR S1-S3
S1-S3
S4+
DRIVERLESS CARS, AI IN SCHOOLS, FUTURE OF WORK FOR S1 - S3
AI AND LIFE IN SCOTLAND FOR S4+
QUIZZES
A selection of fun interactive quizzes for you to learn more about AI and feed in your thoughts to the AI strategy in Scotland!
AI BASICS
FACIAL RECOGNITION
EQUALITY & BIAS IN AI
HEALTHCARE
AUTONOMOUS CARS
FUTURE OF WORK
VIDEOS:
A selection of helpful explainer videos made by other organisations about AI.
Online Learning
Elements of AI
The Elements of AI is a series of free online courses created by Reaktor and the University of Helsinki. They want to encourage as broad a group of people as possible to learn what AI is, what can (and can’t) be done with AI, and how to start creating AI methods. The courses combine theory with practical exercises and can be completed at your own pace.
Ethics of AI
The Ethics of AI is a free online course created by the University of Helsinki. The course is for anyone who is interested in the ethical aspects of AI – we want to encourage people to learn what AI ethics means, what can and can’t be done to develop AI in an ethically sustainable way, and how to start thinking about AI from an ethical point of view.
How Artificial Intelligence Can Support Healthcare
Explore how AI can be used to improve patient care and build your understanding of how to implement AI in the health professions.
Living with AI
Get ready to start living with AI..
Ready to find out what artificial intelligence (AI) is all about? Want to know your chatbots from your robots? Then Living with AI is for you!
Living with AI is a free online course, open and available to everyone designed to give you an introduction to the world of AI.
Learn about the impact AI is having on our society and work, explore the challenges we face with AI, and discover what AI holds for us in the future.
Who is Living with AI for?
Living with AI is for everyone! Living with AI has been designed to be taken by anyone over the age of 16 and is specifically for the general public to get a better understanding of the ways in which AI is already impacting our lives and our society.
What will I learn?
The course is perfect for anyone looking to understand this rapidly changing field, even if you have no previous background with data or AI. The weeks are as follows:
Week 1: What is AI?
Week 2: How can AI be Trustworthy, Ethical and Inclusive?
Week 3: AI in Our Society
Week 4: Working with AI
Week 5: AI and Our Future
Each week is divided into an array of sub-units which cover a diverse and relevant range of AI-related topics.
Living with AI has been revamped and updated for 2024, so expect to learn more about AI develops that are happening right now.
How much time will it take?
Living with AI takes place over five weekly, with each week taking around two hours to complete. The course is self paced, meaning you can complete each week in your own time. Do all of the sessions in one day, or take the whole eight week session to complete: it really is up to you.
You also have the opportunity to earn badges each week by completing the course quizzes and engaging in the forums. At the end of the course, you will receive a digital certificate to show you have completed Living with AI.
Get engaged, get excited and get ready to start Living with AI!
Living with AI is now open for our next session! Sign up and complete the course before the 17th of March 2024.
Feedback so far
“So informative - it pulls back the curtain (Wizard of Oz style) in relation to AI. Great sense of balance as the course makes you aware and reflect on 'the good' and 'the bad', and everything in between. I've been talking about the content of this course to my partner and also flagged it at my work, encouraging people to enroll and complete.”
“I was familiar already with a lot of the themes covered, but got value out of reflecting on them once again, particularly with the current pace of AI development.”
“Fascinating subject which will be with us in all walks of life. If we learn to live with it, but question whether everything is true without bias. Keep a critical way of thinking.”
Acknowledgements
Living with AI is funded by The Data Lab and our branding partners are The Alan Turing Institute, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and We and AI.
Your Scottish AI Alliance guides on your Living with AI journey are: Dawn McAra-Hunter, Calum McDonald and Steph Wright
A big thank you to our expert speakers for giving their time and expertise to the course:
Dr Mhairi Aitken, Prof Lesley Anderson, Jen Ang, Jeremy Darot, Justin Black, Dr Luciana Blaha, Dr Megan Crawford, Lucy Donnell, Prof Ruth Falconer, Colin Foskett, Lucy Fraser, Prof Drew Hemment, Matthew Jack, Marilena Karanika, Prof Georgios Leontidis, Dr Gerald Lip, Stewart Little, Dr Alistair McConnell, Fiona McDonald, Andrew McDonald, Alan McGregor, Brian Plastow, Prof Verena Reiser, Prof Michael Rovatsos, Joshua Ryan-Saha, Prof Andrew Sherlock, Dr Arabella Sinclair, Dr Simone Stumpf, Dr Matjaz Vidmar, Prof Annalu Waller, Dr Mark Wong
Videography: NEON8
Content development: We and AI