AI Literacy at the Museum of Science and Industry
On June 1st and 2nd, the Creative Interfaces Research + Design Studio along with the Georgia Institute of Technology conducted their first trial run of three AI-based exhibits at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry.
KnowledgeNet, Data Bites, and LuminAI are all aimed at fostering AI literacy in middle-school aged youth. As Artificial Intelligence continues to expand into everyday aspects of life, from social media algorithms to the use of ChatGPT, it's becoming increasingly important to equip the next generation with the skills to understand and utilize AI.
KnowledgeNet is tabletop exhibit where visitors build semantic networks by adding different characteristics to characters that interact with one another. Semantic networks are a type of AI knowledge representation, enabling machines to understand and process information in human-readable form.
Data Bites, developed by the Studio, allows users to build datasets of pizzas and sandwiches. Their selections train a machine-learning classifier in real time.
LuminAI, led by collaborators at Georgia Tech, is an interactive art installation that allows users to engage in collaborative movement with an AI dance partner. Learners can explore different aspects of the AI dancer's decision-making processes and memory by manipulating it's response modes and switching between databases of dance gestures.
The Creative Interfaces Research + Design Studio is led by faculty affiliate Duri Long, working with PhD students, Pre-Doctoral Scholars, and undergraduate students at Northwestern University.
Pictured above, left to right:
Sophie Rollins (first year Technology & Social Behavior PhD student)
Molly DeBlanc (second year Media, Technology and Society PhD student)
Duri Long (Assistant Professor, Communication Studies)
Aidan Fitzsimons (second year Technology & Social Behavior PhD student)
Maalvika Bhat (third year Technology & Social Behavior PhD student)
Hasti Darabi Pourshiraz (second year Computer Science PhD student)
Jesslyn Im (second year undergraduate Communication Studies student)