"A.I. Is Smart Technology!" Expert-Novice Conceptions of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Mathematics

• In Event: Fairmont Roundtable Session Six
  In Roundtable Session: Cultivating Curiosity and Exploration in STEM: Integrating Technology, History, and Mathematical Knowledge to Disrupt Curricular Hierarchies (Table 4)

Abstract

There has been widespread enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and machine learning (AIML) curricula and instruction. Yet, integrating these fields into schools remains challenging. One underexplored avenue, presented in this paper, involves integrating AIML curricula with mathematics. To explore this approach, we conducted interviews to illustrate how high school students of various mathematics backgrounds explained how AIML and mathematics work within FaceID, a well-known technology. Interviews were analyzed with the Knowledge in Pieces (KiP) framework and compared to AIML experts’ responses, who were asked the same questions. The findings showcase where students’ primitive responses took on characteristics of experts’ and where they diverged. Given our results, we highlight potential starting points for AIML curricula to be integrated with mathematics concepts.

Authors

• Victoria L. Delaney, Stanford University
  Presenting Author

• Elly Kang
  Non-Presenting Author

• Sarah Porter
  Non-Presenting Author

• Sean Kim
  Non-Presenting Author

• Taylor Torres
  Non-Presenting Author