CS Unplugged: Field guide: Artificial Intelligence
An online resource for teaching Computer Science to students, this chapter focusses on Artificial Intelligence. This chapter explores a range of intelligent systems and also considers ethical and philosophical issues that often are part of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) landscape. Find out about computer programs (chatterbots) designed to have a conversation with a human and sound intelligent.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 7-8, 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Format | Web page |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI8P07
Design the user experience of a digital system
AC9TDI8P08
Generate, modify, communicate and evaluate alternative designs
AC9TDI8P10
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories and possible future impact
AC9TDI10P07
Design and prototype the user experience of a digital system
AC9TDI10P10
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories, possible future impact and opportunities for enterprise |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Artificial Intelligence |
| Keywords | Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Philosophical issues, AI, Chatterbots, Turing test |
| Organisation | University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Copyright | University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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