🇨🇳 China is forging the future of Artificial Intelligence—from the classroom.
🇨🇳 China is forging the future of Artificial Intelligence—from the classroom. Over 40,000 primary schools across the country have integrated programming (编程 biānchéng) and robotics (机器人 jīqìrén) into the core curriculum, introducing children as young as 6 years old to the fundamentals of AI. 🧠🤖 📚 The ambitious plan, called "AI + Education" (人工智能+教育 réngōng zhìnéng jiā yì jiàoyù), gives students 72 hours per year to learn about artificial intelligence through hands-on tools like LEGO Mindstorms and platforms such as Python Junior. 💻 Tech giants like Huawei (华为 Huáwéi) and SenseTime (商汤科技 Shāngtāng Kējì) provide child-friendly software that includes facial recognition (人脸识别 rénliǎn shíbié) and natural language processing (自然语言处理 zìrán yǔyán chǔlǐ). 🚁 In Shanghai (上海 Shànghǎi), elementary students program drones (无人机 wúrénjī) to solve mazes. In Beijing (北京 Běijīng), kids design AI-powered plagiarism detectors (查重工具 cháchóng gōngjù) and present them at science ...