AI 101 - Course & Competition - Grades 7-12 - Sun@11:30am EST-Recording Class 1

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In this introductory workshop on artificial intelligence, we discussed the basics of AI, its applications, and specifically focused on decision trees, a type of supervised learning algorithm. AI mimics human capabilities in learning, reasoning, and problem-solving. It has applications in healthcare for diagnosing diseases, finance for fraud detection, autonomous vehicles, and more.<br /><br />The instructors, Ms. Haripriya and Mr. Bhagirath, introduced themselves and shared their educational backgrounds. They're part of MetaPlus and emphasized their commitment to teaching AI while also being involved in cutting-edge research.<br /><br />The session transitioned to decision trees, which involve making decisions based on input data through a tree-like structure of nodes and branches. The tree's root node starts the process, internal nodes make decisions, and leaves give the final outcome. Decision trees are advantageous because they are easy to understand and can handle both numerical and categorical data. However, they can be sensitive to small changes in data and struggle with imbalance, potentially causing biased results.<br /><br />Mathematically, decision trees are built using a method called Gini impurity, a metric that measures how much misclassification exists in a dataset. The goal is to reduce impurity through correct classifications. The class worked through examples calculating Gini impurity, helping them understand when to continue building the decision tree.<br /><br />Homework will focus on this concept, and the lesson will continue next week to further explore decision trees and impurity reduction. The session emphasized interaction, with students encouraged to participate in polls and address their questions via the Google Classroom for guidance.

Keywords

artificial intelligence

AI applications

decision trees

supervised learning

Gini impurity

classification

MetaPlus instructors

healthcare AI

fraud detection

autonomous vehicles