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# The Future of AI

What AI might do in 10 years; what we want it to do and what we're worried about; children as future designers and decision-makers about AI; hopeful, empowered framing

Subject: Computing · Area: Artificial Intelligence · Ages 9 to 11
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/computing/the-future-of-ai-mt__LiAEHt9nk

## Ready when they can

- Describe at least two ways AI might be used in the future that don't exist yet
- Explain one thing they would want AI to do and one thing they would want it not to do
- Describe why it matters that young people understand AI — because they will shape how it is used

## Lesson: The Future of AI

Nobody knows exactly what AI will do in ten years, but people are already imagining it. AI might help scientists invent new medicines, help farmers grow food using less water, or translate any language instantly so people everywhere can understand each other. These are not things AI does well today. They are things that could happen if people build them carefully.

*(drawing: Nobody knows for certain what AI will look like in ten years. That is part of what makes it exciting, and a little uncertain.)*

**Example.** Would you want AI to write your school essays for you? Many people would say no, because you would not get to practice your own ideas. But many of those same people would want AI to help scientists find cures for diseases faster. Thinking about what you want AI to do, and what you don't, is part of guiding its future.

**Tip.** You get to help decide. The AI of the future will be built and used by people who are kids right now. Your ideas about what is fair and helpful matter, even if you're not the one writing the code.

**Recap.** AI's future is not decided yet, and the choices people make now, including yours, will shape what it becomes.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [AI and the Future of Work](https://lightmysky.com/learn/computing/ai-and-the-future-of-work-mt__AWSThGJ0d)
- [Designing Fair AI Rules](https://lightmysky.com/learn/computing/designing-fair-ai-rules-mt_1z-gJBJFlM)
- [AI and the Environment](https://lightmysky.com/learn/computing/ai-and-the-environment-mt_ZpCcTU8j_o)

## Opens up

- [The Impacts of Computing: Law, Ethics and the Environment](https://lightmysky.com/learn/computing/the-impacts-of-computing-law-ethics-and-the-environment-mt_veX-psjipc)