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Strategic Partnerships for school education 2019-1-PL01-KA201-065137
Project: Teacher4.0 - comprehensive method of implementation of Industry 4.0
concept into didactic practice in primary and secondary schools

Artificial intelligence as your classmate

Learning outcomes

After the teachers get acquainted with the theoretical part of the Module “Artificial Intelligence as
your classmate”, they will:

learn about different types of Artificial Intelligence

learn about the importance of Artificial Intelligence in Industry 4.0

gain the necessary knowledge how to teach pupils with the use of Artificial Intelligence concept in
didactic materials;

gain the skills needed to teach pupils with the use of Artificial Intelligence concept in the classroom;

be able to introduce elements of Artificial Intelligence in their didactic approaches.
Introduction

What is Artificial Intelligence?
The world is constantly evolving and the things we have only heard about in science-fiction films are
already a reality. One of the most famous concepts in Industry 4.0 is the Internet of Things (IoT) and
Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The definition of Artificial Intelligence is interpreted in different ways in academic circles. The term
Artificial Intelligence was first used by John McCarty in 1956. According to him, artificial intelligence
is a science that includes mechanical engineering, especially intelligent programs (McCarthy, 2007).
This definition was supplemented by the term quoted by Jack Copeland, who defined artificial
intelligence as the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks related
to intelligent beings (M. Warszycki, 2019). In turn, according to N. J Nilsson from Stanford University
in the USA, this is an issue that gives direction to methods of designing intelligent machines in such a
way that they imitate human intelligence. (Nilsson, 2004).

As we can see, all definitions are slightly different, but they do have a part in common because
Artificial Intelligence is referred to as a computer program or a machine that operates under the
control of a computer program. In simple terms, Artificial Intelligence is a system or machine that
mimics human intelligence when performing various tasks and has the ability to improve on the basis
of information collected.

Artificial Intelligence is already present in our daily lives, but its future applications are expected to
bring about huge changes.

This project has been funded with support from the European
Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the
author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any
use which may be made of the information contained therein.