The program transforms high school students from AI users into AI creators through hands-on coding projects and college-level engineering courses taught by Columbia faculty.
High school students in the Columbia Engineering SHAPE: AI Builders program embark on a transformative journey from AI users to AI creators. Through engaging, college-level engineering courses, participants delve into the core principles of artificial intelligence. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on coding projects, allowing students to build intelligent systems from concept to deployment. Key activities include learning about intelligent agents that perceive their environment, make decisions, and reason. Students gain practical experience training decision trees and neural networks to identify patterns and make predictions using real-world data. The program also addresses critical ethical considerations, enabling students to uncover and mitigate AI bias through interactive experiments in fairness. Beyond technical skills, the SHAPE program complements academic learning with electives and workshops focused on college preparation and professional development. This immersive experience, taught by Columbia faculty, equips aspiring engineers with foundational AI knowledge and practical application skills, fostering a deeper understanding of this rapidly evolving field.
Students engage in college-level engineering courses, complemented by electives and workshops, featuring a mix of lectures, laboratory work, and collaborative projects.
Ideal for rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors with a strong curiosity for STEM who want to become AI creators.
Columbia Engineering, 500 W. 120th St, New York, NY
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