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Teaching a computer to notice things

Computing · Artificial Intelligence · ages 7-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________
  1. After training the shoe sorter, what can Nora try next?

    • Delete all examples before learning from them
    • Make a guess about a new photo
    • Stop using the learned pattern on any photos
  2. For a new picture sorter, what comes before training it on cat and dog groups?

    • Give it labeled cat and dog examples
    • Ask for guesses without giving any examples
    • Delete the pictures before it can use them
  3. In machine learning, a person must write a separate sorting rule for every possible picture.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. What is the aim of training the sneaker-and-boot picture sorter?

    • Learn features that help separate the two shoe groups
    • Store only filenames and ignore both groups of shoes
    • Count photos but never use features in either shoe group
  5. Nora checks a new photo whose known label is 'sneaker'. Her trained model guesses 'boot'. What does this check show?

    • The model correctly labeled this picture as a sneaker
    • Every future shoe prediction must also be a mistake
    • The model made a mistake on this picture
  6. In this made-up test, both models tried 10 new photos. The chart shows correct guesses. How many more did the 200-photo model get right?

    10 photos4200 photos9

    Answer: ______________

  7. A shoe sorter labels rainy photos as 'boot', even when they show sneakers. Which training problem could explain its use of rain as a clue?

    • Both shoe groups had equally varied weather in every photo
    • The labels gave no link between rain and either shoe group
    • Rain appeared mainly in the boot training photos
  8. Two cat-and-dog models use the same dog photos. Amir adds 500 copies of one cat photo. Priya adds 100 photos of different cats in different places. Which model has more useful cat variety?

    • Amir's, since repeating one cat covers every type of cat
    • Priya's, since her cat photos have more variety
    • Both equally, since photo variety never affects learning
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Teaching a computer to notice things W1-mt_K6qtan847r-s1

  1. Make a guess about a new photo · A trained sorter can make a prediction about a new photo. Nora then checks that prediction.
  2. Give it labeled cat and dog examples · The sorter needs examples and their labels before it can train on those groups.
  3. False · People write the learning software, but it can learn sorting patterns from examples rather than a separate rule for every picture.
  4. Learn features that help separate the two shoe groups · Training aims to learn clues that help distinguish the labeled groups.
  5. The model made a mistake on this picture · The prediction 'boot' differs from the known label 'sneaker'. This is one mistaken prediction, not proof about every future prediction.
  6. 5 · The models got 9 and 4 guesses right. 9 minus 4 is 5 more. This one test does not prove that more photos always help.
  7. Rain appeared mainly in the boot training photos · If rain mostly accompanied the boot label, the model could learn that shortcut. This is a possible cause to investigate, not a proven diagnosis.
  8. Priya's, since her cat photos have more variety · Priya's photos show different cats and places. Amir's copies repeat one example. Useful variety can help, but performance still needs testing.
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