by Adrianos Botsios

Rise Above Challenges; Stay Connected How Can Artificial Intelligence Be Implemented In The Curriculum?

by Adrianos Botsios, Middle School Student

To begin, we are in the 4th industrial revolution. This translates into the fusion of innovative technologies that will ultimately transform production, management and governance, by exceeding the linear pace and moving forward at an exponential pace. The 4th industrial revolution embraces breakthroughs in fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, Internet of Things, energy storage, and quantum computing. Similarly, I created Green Team, with the vision of making the world a better place by eliminating pollution. As we made projects like the Green City, I noticed that artificial intelligence could be a solution to many problems like decreasing pollution by creating electricity grids and having traffic control. Artificial intelligence is an intelligence demonstrated by algorithms with the ability to simulate animal or human-like intelligence. Artificial intelligence has proved to be very useful in a variety of topics, but especially now during COVID-19. It has helped analyze huge amounts of data from patients to help doctors better understand the virus. For example, to analyze the quick rise of cases due to new variants, or if the use of masks is effective, can be examined by intelligent algorithms which analyse that data. In an effort to assist with the pandemic, ACS Athens’ new Artificial Intelligence Lab team was inspired and designed the Oxymeter. This Oxymeter can count the important oxygen level of a patient as well as his heart rate, which judges whether or not the patient needs to be hospitalized. The Oxymeter uses the Internet of Things platforms in order for the doctor to monitor the patient’s health from anywhere. Internet of Things is a system of internet-connected objects that are able to collect and transfer data.

The Artificial Intelligence Lab has many projects and one of the key projects is Niki. Niki is a multi-modular humanoid which combines artificial intelligence, computer vision, speech recognition, Internet of Things, and robotics. The combination of all these topics is a challenge for education. There could be many teams working on Niki which would focus on different parts of her hardware, and software. Imagine a humanoid built by students playing chess! With the use of Niki, students will not just learn the theory of artificial intelligence, but have hands-on projects. They can create, inspire and experiment their own ideas with Niki and will have accomplished having lifelong opportunities. With the help of the Artificial Intelligence Lab and Niki, the students will be ready for our rapidly changing world. For example, once students have already used object recognition, if they want to be radiologists, they have to consider that a similar algorithm which they have created, can do

their job very effectively. Indeed, Google’s artificial intelligence system beat a group of radiologists into detecting early stages of breast cancer. The solution is to work with artificial intelligence, which can be done through education in young ages. The impact of artificial intelligence will be paramount and it is critical that we invest in education and infrastructure as we transition into this new future. Likewise, a study by McKinsey Company, states that by 2030 artificial intelligence will contribute 13 trillion in Global Economic Activity. While 70% of the companies will have adopted some form of artificial intelligence. ACS Athens is a pioneer and has already started implementing artificial intelligence in the curriculum. By building the Artificial Intelligence Lab, ACS Athens students will be able to turn theory into practice. It is time to prepare the citizens of the next generation.

Create, inspire and educate.

Niki the humanoid project (Part of ACS Athens Artificial Intelligence Lab) and Adrianos Botsios.