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Jeremy Waisome discusses the importance of AI fluency in the future workforce and the Shark AI project aimed at middle school students.

A workforce fluent in AI techniques will be essential to ensure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence continues. Jeremy Waisome, an assistant professor at the University of Florida, discusses the Shark AI project, which has introduced artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to thousands of middle school students.

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