Artificial Intelligence (AI) is commonly used among students, from recommending instagram posts to asking Siri simple questions. But most students do not understand what AI really is. Computer education teacher Paul Lein and computer science volunteer Richard Bourquard created the curriculum for the new course, Honors AI and Machine Learning, which goes in depth on the definition of AI with the use of statistics, probability, calculus, and ethics.
“We will touch on the large language models, which includes Chat GPT, to further explore what they actually are and what they’re actually capable of doing and how they could be implemented,” Lein said.
Students will use pre-made algorithms and combine it with a personal set of data. According to Lein, this class could help students interested in pursuing computer science by providing foundational knowledge on Al.
“We have a really large population of students here at Creek who are interested in studying computer science,” Lein said. “So we are designing this whole pathway of classes to better prepare students who want to then go off to college and study computer science further.”
Junior Ben Forman, a current computer science student, is excited to explore the opportunities this class has to offer.
“I know the teacher, Mr. Lein, and he’s great and I’m excited to see where he takes the class. It definitely has interesting possibilities,” Forman said.