South Korea to Introduce AI to High School Education in 2021; to Train 5,000 Incumbent Teachers by 2025
South Korea will introduce AI to nationwide high school education in 2021
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UAE Opens the World’s First Graduate-Level AI University for Fall 2021 Admission
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has opened for admission for the first academic year commencing in January 2021.
WFH Parents: Here’s an AI Toybox for Your Kids!
Synced looked into smart solutions that could help keep kids engaged and entertained, and might even be educational.
EmotionCues: AI Knows Whether Students Are Paying Attention
A research team from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Harbin Engineering University has adopted facial recognition technology to analyze students’ emotions in the classroom through a visual analytics system called “EmotionCues.”
Elite Chinese Music School Now Offers PhDs in Music + AI
Now, China’s elite Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) has announced it is recruiting PhDs for a new Music AI and Information Technology program. CCOM says prospective students should have a background in Computer Science, AI, or Information Technology; along with musical abilities (instrument playing or singing).
Chinese Publisher Introduces AI Textbooks For Preschoolers
Photos of an artificial intelligence textbook for Chinese preschoolers have gone viral. Artificial Intelligence Experiment Materials is a 33-volume textbook series aimed at Chinese students from kindergarten to high school that was published this July by Henan People’s Publishing House.
Seven Sectors Where AI Can Make Transformative Changes In China
In a Politburo group study session last week Chinese President Xi Jinping identified seven sectors where AI promises huge potential, asserting “AI is a key driving force of the new round of scientific revolution and industrial reform.”
Adaptive Learning Startup Squirrel AI Raises CN¥1B
This August, thousands of Chinese middle school students participated in a two-day “AI teacher vs. Human teacher” competition. Students were separated into two groups: one received math tutoring from experienced teachers, the other from an intelligent learning system.
New Report Says Chinese AI is Rich in Funding but Short on Talents
The country is aiming to build the world’s top hub for AI innovations and talents, and yesterday, prestigious Tsinghua University issued a progress report. The 2018 China Artificial Intelligence Development Report provides an insightful, data-intensive overview of the current status of AI in China.
China’s AI Schools Are Accepting Applications: Here’s a List
The opportunities for studying AI at Chinese higher learning institutes have never been better or more varied. More than 70 Chinese universities and colleges have introduced AI-related majors, and 283 universities are licensed to offer data science programs.
Baidu to Train 100,000 AI Talents in Three Years
In response to a growing shortage of AI talents, Zhang announced that Baidu will train over 100,000 AI talents with expertise in engineering and product development over the next three years.
China Prepares for AI Talent Shortage
Chinese State media People’s Daily recently reported the country is facing a shortage of five million AI talents.
A separate LinkedIn survey revealed that while there are some 1.9 million AI engineers worldwide, about one million reside in the US while China is home to just 50,000.
China Puts Education Focus on AI; Plans 50 AI Research Centres By 2020
China’s Ministry of Education last week issued its AI Innovation Action Plan for Colleges and Universities to the education departments at all levels and institutions of higher education.
Andrew Ng Unveils Deeplearning.ai – New DL Courses on Coursera
Andrew Ng, one of the top minds in deep learning, loves teaching. And so, the Stanford University professor decided toContinue Reading