AI Explorers: A Journey into Artificial Intelligence

Quick Facts

Ages: 14–17 

Grades: Rising ninth graders through rising 12th graders 

Dates: June 16–June 20 (No programming on June 19, in observation of Juneteenth)

Time: 9 a.m.–Noon

Location: Zoom

Format: Virtual

Duration: One week 

Cost: $300

Topic Area

Artificial Intelligence 

Program Description

This online summer program offers a unique, immersive experience that is designed to introduce high school students to the foundational concepts of modern artificial intelligence. Students will explore how AI is transforming industries and impacting everyday life. Through interactive lessons and hands-on activities, students will get a behind-the-scenes look at how AI systems learn, make decisions, and solve complex problems.

Schedule

  • June 16: Introduction to AI, its definitions, applications, key areas, and the Turing test
  • June 17: Introduction to machine learning, basic concepts, approaches, and applications
  • June 18: Introduction to deep learning and its application in computer vision, learning, and natural language processing
  • June 19: No meeting. Optional homework assignment
  • June 20: Exploration of natural language processing, large-language models, and generative AI. Discussion of security, safety, and ethical use of AI

Activities

  • Exploring and analyzing existing AI areas
  • Interactive training of machine-learning models
  • Interactive generative AI exercises
  • Interactive large-language model (such as ChatGPT) discovery

Benefits

  • Students will learn what AI is and how it can be used to solve real-life problems
  • Students will explore key concepts behind machine learning
  • Students will discover how large-language models (such as GPT) can understand and process the English language

Eligibility and Program Requirements

No prior experience is necessary—just a curiosity to learn and a passion for innovation.