The Mark Cuban Foundation’s Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp Initiative teaches AI concepts to underserved high school students through four-day Saturday bootcamps in the fall
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Notified is hosting a free Mark Cuban Foundation Artificial Intelligence (AI) bootcamp for high school students in Fall 2023.El Segundo’s AI Bootcamp Targets Underserved High School Students (Grade 9 to His Grade 12)th Introduce these high school students to basic AI concepts and skills.
Notified is one of over 28 host companies selected to host camps across the United States in Fall 2023.
The Notified Bootcamp will take place over four consecutive Saturdays from October 14th to November 4th.th Bootcamps are held every Saturday from 11:00 PM to 3:00 PM PT. If accepted, the high school student must commit to attending all four of her sessions.
Application forms for students and parents are available at markcubanai.org/notifiedcapr.student do not To apply and participate, you must have experience in computer science, programming, or robotics.
Since AI is a relevant topic in many news sources, students will be asked what artificial intelligence is, where they are already interacting with AI in their lives, and TikTok recommendations, including smart homes. Learn about the ethical implications of AI systems, including but not limited to: There are assistants, facial recognition, self-driving cars, and more. Participants learned how large-scale language models like ChatGPT changed lives as we know them by answering questions, telling original stories, and writing computer code. You will also learn about whether
Students benefit from volunteer corporate mentor instructors who are familiar with AI, ML, and data science and can help students quickly understand what is typically taught at the college level. As part of a four-hour curriculum, students will use open source tools each day to build their own AI applications related to computer vision, machine learning, natural language processing, and generative AI.
The Mark Cuban Foundation provides the bootcamp curriculum materials, trains corporate volunteer mentors, and recruits and scores local students selected to attend the camp. Additionally, the Mark Cuban Foundation and Notified are working together to provide students with access to food, transportation and laptops. no cost during boot camp.
“It was a lot of fun. I learned that AI can do things I didn’t know. Real-world applications of AI have shown me how much AI can change our world.” Brandon B., Grade 10, 2022 AI Bootcamp Participant
Founded by Mark Cuban in 2019, the AI Bootcamp initiative has hosted free AI bootcamps for students in several US cities, including Dallas, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Atlantic City. To date, the Mark Cuban Foundation has inspired more than 900 students, with the goal of increasing that number each year.
Students interested in applying to the Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp should do so. Until Friday, September 8, 2023 At markcubanai.org/notifiedcapr. For more information on 2023 camp locations and the Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp, please visit markcubanai.org/faq.
contact: Karli Lydiak, Marc Cuban Foundation
phone: 309-840-0348
Email: carli.lidiak@markcubanai.org
