CBSE to introduce Artificial Intelligence as elective subject in school

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to Artificial Intelligence as an elective subject, say reports. 

board came up with idea to have Artificial Intelligence in syllabus after a session with government’s policy think tank, NITI Aayog. After session, board has been exploring topic.

Artificial Intelligence is a part of computer science which focuses on creating super-intelligent robots with capability of imitating humans.

decision to include topic came after much thought and with aim to make school students kwledgeable in techlogies which will be more mainstream in future.

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A member of board’s governing body said that move was me to introduce topic for classes 8, 9 and 10 as a skill subject.

member also said that since techlogies like artificial intelligence, data analytics and big data making a huge impact globally, board wanted to stay abreast of recent leaps in techlogies in world.

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governing body's member also said that board will help schools so that y are equipped to begin with 'teaching-learning' of topic from next acemic session.

official also said that board held talks with stakeholders, including with a school that was alrey teaching subject and that decision to include subject was me after 'comprehensive discussion'

CBSE has 20,299 schools in India and 220 schools in 25 or countries.

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It appears that application of Artificial Intelligence is becoming more and more common and iit is being used in diverse platforms.

In vember, China demonstrated a techlogical leap when it brocasted world's first artificial intelligence (AI) news anchor at World Conference in east China's Zhejiang Province. anchor was on Xinhua News ncy 's channel.

In October,  a painting created by artificial intelligence was sold at 432,000 US Dollars, at  Christie's Prints and Multiples art auction in New York. portrait called  'Portrait of Edmond Bellamy' features a gentleman dressed in black.  artwork was expected to fetch between 7,000 to 10,000 US Dollars, however, it has shocked everyone by making 432,000 US Dollars.