“In running the Challenge, we have seen an incredible display of creativity, ingenuity, and curiosity about AI among young people. The dedication and innovation they  demonstrated in their submitted projects has been truly inspiring. The Challenge has not only showcased the immense potential of addressing problems using AI tools, but most of all the remarkable talent and dedication of the next generation of innovators.

We would also like to thank all the mentors who guided and encouraged participants throughout the Challenge for their invaluable support. Their expertise and mentorship were instrumental in the young people’s success.”

Some Challenge highlights

These are some examples of the innovative projects young people created: 

AI creation: River Water Quality Prediction App

Creator: Shreyas, age 13

What does it do:

“The model predicts how good the water quality of a river is based on several factors such as the levels of ammonium, nitrates, and dissolved oxygen.”

Who is it for:

”It can be used to tell if river water is safe to drink, or safe for life. This can also be used by authorities to decide where to deploy limited resources to purify water depending on its toxicity.”

AI creation: Coeliac Disease

Creator: Zainev, age 14–18

What does it do:

“The model aims to identify foods that contain the allergen gluten.”

Who is it for:

“It is for people with gluten allergy and/or people trying to arrange food for those with a gluten allergy, as it will easily help them identify foods that contain gluten and are not safe to eat.”

AI creation: Spacepuppy’s colour adventure

Creator: Charlotte, age 12

What does it do:

“Teaches children about colours.”

Who is it for:

“Teachers at primary schools/ nurseries.”

AI creation: Nutrify

Creator: Ishaan, age 14–18

What does it do:

“The model identifies the students’ food items through a webcam image, giving its specific nutritional information including calories, carbs, sugars and proteins.”

Who is it for:

“This model can be easily used by students to be aware of the nutritional information of their meals.”

AI creation: Flossie

Creator: Florence, age 11

What does it do:

“Identifies dressing gowns, slippers and pyjamas.”

Who is it for:

“For young children to learn different clothing.”

AI creation: Dermalyst

Creator: Vedant, age 14–18

What does it do:

“Dermalyst is an AI-based dermatologist that analyses images of your skin to check if you have any skin infection or disease and also suggests solutions.”

Who is it for:

“This app is targeted at young people but anyone could use it. It saves them from having to wait for a GP appointment.”

AI creation: Bird identifier

Creator: William, age 13

What does it do:

“It is designed to identify common garden birds native to the United Kingdom. It can identify robins, blue tits, great tits and blackbirds by their photograph.”

Who is it for:

“Bird watchers may use the app to identify the birds that they see but don’t know what they are.”

Save the date for the celebratory webinar

We would like to invite you to an online webinar on Wednesday 10 July at 4pm BST to celebrate all Experience AI Challenge participants. Click ‘notify me’ on YouTube to be notified when the webinar starts.

During the webinar, Mark Calleja from the Raspberry Pi Foundation and Rosemary Francis, Chief Scientist for High-Performance Computing at Altair, will highlight some young people’s AI creations, and discuss all things AI. You can share your questions about AI for Mark and Rosemary by filling in this form today.

Download the Experience AI Challenge resources

Once again thank you to everyone who participated in the Experience AI Challenge and submitted their projects.

If you’re interested in the Challenge, you can still download the resources and use them to create your own AI projects.

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If you want to find out more about the Challenge, join our live webinar on Wednesday 3 April at 15:30 BST on our YouTube channel.

During the webinar, you’ll have the chance to:

• Ask your questions live. Get any Challenge-related queries answered by us in real time. Whether you need clarification on any part of the Challenge or just want advice on your young people’s project(s), this is your chance to ask.
• Get introduced to the submission process. Understand the steps of submitting projects to the Challenge. We’ll walk you through the requirements and offer tips for making your young people’s submission stand out.
• Learn more about our project feedback. Find out how we will deliver our personalised feedback on submitted projects (UK only).
• Find out how we will recognise your creators’ achievements. Learn more about our showcase event taking place in July, and the certificates and posters we’re creating for you and your young people to celebrate submitting your projects.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel and press the ‘Notify me’ button to receive a notification when we go live. 

Why take part? 

The Experience AI Challenge, created by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in collaboration with Google DeepMind, guides young people under the age of 18, and their mentors, through the exciting process of creating their own unique artificial intelligence (AI) project. Participation is completely free.

Central to the Challenge is the concept of project-based learning, a hands-on approach that gets learners working together, thinking critically, and engaging deeply with the materials. 

In the Challenge, young people are encouraged to seek out real-world problems and create possible AI-based solutions. By taking part, they become problem solvers, thinkers, and innovators. 

And to every young person based in the UK who creates a project for the Challenge, we will provide personalised feedback and a certificate of achievement, in recognition of their hard work and creativity. Any projects considered as outstanding by our experts will be selected as favourites and its creators will be invited to a showcase event in the summer. 

Resources ready for your classroom or club

You don’t need to be an AI expert to bring this Challenge to life in your classroom or coding club. Whether you’re introducing AI for the first time or looking to deepen your young people’s knowledge, the Challenge’s step-by-step resource pack covers all you and your young people need, from the basics of AI, to training a machine learning model, to creating a project in Scratch.  

In the resource pack, you will find:

• The mentor guide contains all you need to set up and run the Challenge with your young people 
• The creator guide supports young people throughout the Challenge and contains talking points to help with planning and designing projects 
• The blueprint workbook helps creators keep track of their inspiration, ideas, and plans during the Challenge 

The pack offers a safety net of scaffolding, support, and troubleshooting advice. 

Find out more about the Experience AI Challenge

By bringing the Experience AI Challenge to young people, you’re inspiring the next generation of innovators, thinkers, and creators. The Challenge encourages young people to look beyond the code, to the impact of their creations, and to the possibilities of the future.

You can find out more about the Experience AI Challenge, and download the resource pack, from the Experience AI website.

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