Start date: Monday, July 21 2025.

Schedule:

 Weekdays, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM ,

 From July 21, 2025 until August 1, 2025 ,

 Madison College ,

Resource person: Ben Pate- programs@maydm.org

Location: Madison College | 1701 Wright Street, Madison, WI, 53704

Description:

AI identification

  • good/bad, useful/not useful, human/not
  • Definition of what is AI
  • Future technology, applications, ideas

Data behind AI

  • Data collection and analysis
  • Ethics and ownership of data
  • Training AI to work, and be better

Create and Use AI models (examples)

  • Generative text, chatbot
  • Image identification and generation
  • Productivity and other work applications
  • Prompt engineering

AI Debates

  • Pros and cons of AI technology
  • Rules and guidelines for AI use
  • How can AI best be used alongside human work?
  • Who owns things created by AI?
  • “Bad Behavior” of AI, hallucinations and biases
  • Energy use and environmental impacts of AI use

 

Step into the fast-paced world of artificial intelligence! This immersive program is designed to help you understand the foundations of AI, and then develop how AI could shape our future. You'll explore how to identify and define AI, examine the data it uses to become intelligent, and understand the energy and other resources needed to power AI. Through hands-on projects, you’ll learn to train and refine AI models, from generating images and art to creating chatbots and tools for productivity. Get ready for debates on real-world issues—like who owns AI-created content and the challenges of AI biases and “fakes”. Ideal for students curious about AI careers or its applications in school, work, and life, this course will prepare you to navigate and shape the future of AI.

 

Available spots: 2

Price: $415.00 Taxes waived

Notes: Lunch Provided 9 am - 3 pm, Monday - Friday Dates: July 21 - 25 July 28 - August 1 Location: Madison College

Prerequisites: Future Focused is for all genders, who will be going into 8th-12th grade in Fall 2025. (Maydm offers this same program for students of girls, and girl-identifying youth as well! Check out Future is Female).

More information: We ask families to consider how much they can contribute towards the program’s value. Ability to pay

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