Google Made AI Learning Fun
November 22, 2017
Games that are supposed to be educational and fun usually stink worse than rotten fruit (except for Oregon Trail). One problem is that these games are not designed by gamers, i.e. people who actually play games! Another problem is that when gamers do design games they lack the ability to convey in a learnable manner. Thankfully Google has both gamers and teachers. According to Engadget, Google has a fun way to learn about AI: “Google Created A Fun Way To Learn Simple AI.”
Google invented the Teachable Machine that teaches users simple ways to learn about AI with only a webcam and microphone. What is great about the Teachable Machine is that it does not require any coding experience in order to use it. Anyone from children to adults can use it and it has already been used to do silly and stupid things along with smart and practical uses.
Teachable Machine conveys just how important pattern recognition is becoming in the technology world. It’s used in photo apps to recognize faces and objects, but it also powers supercomputers like IBM’s Watson. Looking ahead, we might eventually be able to use similar machine learning techniques to train our smarthomes. For example, it could automatically turn on your living room lights and TV when it detects you’ve come home. Or a pet feeder could dispense more food when your cat sits in front of it.
It is neat to play around with Teachable Machine and get your computer to do simple commands. The article ends on a sour and scary note: machine learning technology will always be watching and listening to users to learn more. Yes, very creepy.
Whitney Grace, November 22, 2017
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