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Developing AI Tools for Children

Saniya Vahedian Movahed, James V. Dimino, Andrew T. Farrell, Elyas Irankhah, Garima Jain, Vaishali Mahipal, Pranathi Rayavaram, Erika M. Salas, Ismaila Temitayo Sanusi*, Kelilah L. Wolkowicz, Sashank Narain, Fred G. Martin

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University of Massachusetts Lowell

* University of Eastern Finland

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AI Tools for Children and Human-Centered Explainable AI Community

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  • Explainable AI (XAI): Develop ethical and trustworthy AI
  • AI Literacy Empower children through AI education
  • Human-Centered Design: Focus on user needs and experiences

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The AI Exhibits

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AI Exhibit

Ask Me Anything

Tic-Tac-Toe

Strategies

American Sign

Language Image

Recognition

Chemical

Reactions Lab

ApLi:

Applications and Limitations

  • Children aged 7 to 14 years
  • Tested at a public K–8 school- STEAM
  • Five 45 minutes session held over two days

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Ask Me Anything

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Tic-Tac-Toe Strategies

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Chemical Reactions Lab

Safe Items

Unsafe Items

Decision Classifier

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American Sign Language Image Recognition

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ApLi: Applications and Limitations

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Conclusions

  • The demos were accessible to students from ages 7 years to 14 years

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  • Students learned about different tasks that could be performed by AI

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  • Students were introduced to the idea of a model in AI and machine learning

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American Sign Language Image Recognition