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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26883/2010.251.6653

ДИФЕРЕНЦИРАН ПОДХОД ЗА ИЗУЧАВАНЕ НА ИЗКУСТВЕН ИНТЕЛЕКТ В СРЕДНОТО УЧИЛИЩЕ

1 Венета Веселинова Табакова-Комсалова, 2 Магдалена Иванова Мъглижанова,
1 Станимир Недялков Стоянов
1 Пловдивски университет „Паисий Хилендарски“, Пловдив, ИИКТ, БАН
2 Пловдивски университет „Паисий Хилендарски“, Пловдив

A DIFFERENTIATED APPROACH TO LEARNING AI IN SECONDARY SCHOOL

1 Veneta Veselinova Tabakova-Komsalova, 2 Magdalena Ivanova Maglizhanova,
1 Stanimir Nedyalkov Stoyanov
1 Plovdiv University „Paisii Hilendarski“, Plovdiv, IICT BAS, Bulgaria
2 Plovdiv University „Paisii Hilendarski“, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Abstract: Evolutionarily, artificial intelligence is developing in two independent directions – symbolic and subsymbolic artificial intelligence. In the mid-1980s, people started talking about so-called in-between models that embody the idea of hybrid intelligent systems. Recently, we have seen an increased interest in such models, now under the notion of integrated artificial intelligence. This paper presents a differentiated approach to teaching and learning AI in secondary school, distinguishing symbolic from subsymbolic AI. The motivation for using such an approach is mainly rooted in the different theoretical foundations of the two fields – in the case of symbolic artificial intelligence, it is formal logic, and as far as subsymbolic artificial intelligence different concepts from linear algebra, probability theory and statistics. In this sense, an interesting question is what depth of theoretical background is assumed for students to be able to create and implement (not just use) AI systems. This paper attempts to explore this issue based on two examples. The first example is a knowledge-based system delivering subject knowledge across disciplines. The second example is using a neural network to identify unhealthy ingredients in food products.

Keywords: symbolic AI, subsymbolic AI, integrated AI, education, STEM, logic programming, neural networks

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