As part of this initiative, 29000 robotic kits are being distributed to students which enables 1.8 lakh children to participate in It camps organised by Little Kites (Image:Pixabay)

The Kerala government has introduced Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Class 7, with plans to extend it to Class 8-10 next year. As part of this initiative, 29000 robotic kits are being distributed to students which enables 1.8 lakh children to participate in It camps organised by Little Kites. These IT camps aim to foster awareness and expertise in AI and robotics among students. This initiative also focuses on bringing high-tech education to schools.

Kerala introduces AI in Class 7, to be extended to Class 8 to 10 next year. 29000 robotic kits being distributed. 1.8 lakh children to participate in IT camps organised by Little KITES, who would in turn help to expand awareness of AI-Robotics among others. Focus on high tech in schools.

— Thomas Isaac (@drthomasisaac) August 24, 2024

In May, it was announced that the  Information and Communication Technology (ICT) textbook of Class 7 is customised with AI in a chapter named ‘Computer Vision’ allowing students to create their own AI programme that can recognise facial expressions. This tends to enable the identification of seven different emotions on a human’s face.

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K Anvar Sadth, CEO of Kerala Infrastructure & Technology for Education (KITE) said that this is the first time in India that all students will have this opportunity to get acquainted with AI. The KITE has developed FOSS-based FOSS (Free and Open-Source Software) which covers language learning, drawing, reading and numeric operations.

OS for public schools to make it more advanced.

KITE develops FOSS-based OS for public schools https://t.co/0YDzRIaaLC

— Anvar Sadath (@anvarkerala) August 21, 2024

Additionally, Traffic Signal, an application developed by KITE allows students to learn about traffic rules and operations. Another major development is that the application also helps students to learn waste disposal through gaming mode and has advanced language labs featured in the textbooks. It also includes fake news detection, and fact-checking in the textbooks after training around 20 lakh school students to identify fake news and phoney on social media which has made it a part of the revised school curriculum by the state education department.

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