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Junior and Senior High School Students Learn the Basics of AI in English and Japanese
Co-sponsored a seminar at Udo School, Kumamoto
2024/08/15
(Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Osamu Hata; hereinafter "WAP") held a seminar for junior and senior high school students on the theme of AI on July 27, together with Uto Junior and Senior High School (Principal: Osamu Yokokawa) in Uto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. The seminar was attended by about 20 people, including students from the Uto School, students from surrounding junior and senior high schools, parents, and educators. Shay Brooke, an assistant language teacher at Udo School and a university AI student, and Pierre Marchal, an AI expert from WAP, explained the basics of AI, including natural language processing, in English and Japanese, and the students listened attentively.
<img src="/news/asset/images/uto_ai_R1.jpg" alt=uto_ai_R1.jpg" width="70%" /><br />Mr. Brook (left) and Mr. Marchal, the lecturers, <kds /> Udo Junior & Senior High School has been designated a Super Science High School (SSH) by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. In March, the school participated in the AI Koshien, a competition in which high school students from all over Japan present their AI research results, and achieved excellent results. <The seminar started with the history of AI and how AI is used in everyday appliances, and then moved on to more in-depth topics such as machine learning and deep learning. The seminar also covered the issues that need to be addressed in the utilization of AI, such as AI governance and its impact on society and the economy. Students listened attentively and actively asked questions to the lecturers, thanks to such creative efforts as distributing a list of Japanese translations of technical words before the seminar started and using charts and diagrams during the explanations. <kds /> In addition, activities using language models and Scrabble (a board game in which students create words and compete for points) were conducted to promote understanding of natural language processing. The instructor actually showed the source code and explained and demonstrated how the process is assembled in programming, such as calculating the probability of a particular letter appearing. The students cheered as they saw how interesting it was to actually change the results by changing the input values. <kds />uto_ai_R1.jpg"
1. Students are very interested in AI
1. Students are very interested in AI
<img src="/news/asset/images/uto_ai_R2.jpg" alt=uto_ai_R2.jpg" width="70%" /><br />Students pose for a photo after the session</p> <h3>2. "AI is not magic"</h3> <p>French native In addition to his lecture on AI, Martial talked about how he himself became interested in AI, natural language processing, and the Japanese language, and how he has continued his studies and career. He also raised questions about the differences between the Japanese and French education systems, and the students, who were preparing for higher education, listened with great interest. </p><p>Finally, Mr. Marchal sent a message that "AI is not magic; it is a tool, and what is important is what kind of society you want to create by using it. The students nodded deeply. After the session, many students asked questions, and some of them answered, "I am glad that I could understand English as I listened to the lecture. I learned a lot about AI. If the event is held again, I would recommend others to attend. </p><p> WAP will enter Kumamoto in 2021, and in an effort to contribute to the local community through the development of IT human resources, we have continued to exchange opinions with Udo Junior and Senior High Schools, and held an AI-themed exchange meeting with their students in April of this year. Mr. Takihiro Kajio, advisor to the science club at Udo School, said, "I am looking forward to seeing how AI will evolve. I am looking forward to seeing how AI will evolve, and learning about it in English has broadened my perspective. I hope the students will take on the challenge without fear. </p><br /> <br /> <a title="https://www.worksap.co.jp/news/2024/0513/" href="https://www.worksap.co.jp/news/2024/0513/">The exchange meeting held in April https://www.worksap.co.jp/news/2024/0513/</a><br /></p> <h3>About Works Applications</h3> <p>Works Applications was founded in 1996 as the first ERP package vendor in Japan. With innovative solutions such as no-customization and free version upgrades, we have been supporting the growth of our customers, especially major Japanese companies. Believing in the potential of each individual, we aim to be a "growth engine" that maximizes the value of companies and individuals, and we will continue our pursuit of turning "work" into "creation" and making "work" fun. </p> <p class="txt-small">*Company names, product names and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. <br />* The information in this release is current as of the date of publication and is subject to change or withdrawal without notice. <br /> <br /> <br />All information in this release is subject to change without notice and may be subject to change without prior notice. </p> <div class="box"> <div class="box-inner"> <h4 class="title">For inquiries regarding this article</h4> <p class="summary"> Contact: Works Applications Corporation Public Relations<br /> TEL :<a href="tel:0335121400" class="sp">03-3512-1400</a> <span class="pc">03-3512-1400</span><br /></span>FAX : 03-3512-1401<br /> Email : <a href="/ cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1ccc0c8cd9bd1d3e1d6ced3cad2c0d18fc2ce8fcbd1"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;">< span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dcacae9cabb3aeb7afbdacf2bfb3f2b6ac">[email protected]</span></a> </p> </div ><kds />uto_ai_R2.jpg"
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