An agreement to train schoolchildren in AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now part of our everyday lives. To support this development, on Monday, November 6, the University of Montpellier, the Occitanie academic region, the Occitanie Pyrénées-Méditerranée region, the Hérault department, and the city of Montpellier signed a collective commitment agreement aimed at raising awareness and training schoolchildren in artificial intelligence. This agreement is part of the France 2030 " AI Cluster"call for expressions of interest, for which UM applied with its "vIA-UM" project, which was shortlisted last July. While this project plans to conduct cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence and create the conditions for its widespread use in an ethical, sovereign, and responsible manner, it also aims to raise awareness and educate all audiences about the challenges and impacts of artificial intelligence, starting with teachers and students.
Three areas of focus have been defined:
- raise awareness and discuss the challenges of artificial intelligence in order to combat all forms of discrimination and misinformation, and raise awareness of the environmental and societal impact of digital technology and AI in particular;
- train in the uses and application of AI, using concrete examples
- Provide training in the scientific, technical, regulatory, and ethical foundations of AI, ensuring that gendered approaches are deconstructed to encourage more girls to pursue these fields.
For artificial intelligence to have a significant impact on societal challenges such as "feeding, caring for, and protecting," the University is now committed to continuing and strengthening its ties with partners to spread the culture of artificial intelligence.
