This is a collection of topics I am writing about for fun to teach children about AI. Wired has a cool series where they discuss the same concept but in 5 levels: children, teen, college student, grad student, expert: https://www.wired.com/video/series/5-levels . This content would be equivalent to their children level.
- What is life – moving objects, need organic energy
- What is homeostasis – balance
- Plants vs animals – both alive, but one moves slowly
- What is equal
- Similar
- different
- what is average
- What is growing up
- balance
- What is the brain and what is it doing
- nerves and neurons
- What is an animals life cycle.
- birth
- death
- why do we sleep – consolidate learning and maintenance
- What is an animal – moving organism
- how do we measure intelligence
- Differences between robots and animals
- what are our main sensory organs
- What is intelligence
- where is the brain and what does it do.
- Humans have the most powerful communicaton
Can different animals talk to each other. - Why do we move
- What is learning
- What is evolution
- if/else
- because, then
- 5 senses
- computer algorithms
- addition
- subtraction
- “maybe” concept
- “part” concept
- “before” concept
- “after” concept
- plants vs animals
- energy from the sun powers everything
- “groups” concept
- “because” concept
- “why” concept – give many examples
- “true” concept
- “false” concept
- “and” concept
- “or” concept
- “name” concept
- “contain” concept
- “control” concept
- robots vs humans
- solids vs liquids
- electricity
- communication with 0’s and 1’s
- “decide”/”decision” concept
- “on purpose” concept
- “mistake” concept
- analogies, what are they