The Helsinki GenAI project was launched on 11.5. at the Helsinki City Education and Training Division's Learning Digital Carnival event.

The goal is to learn to recognize, use, and understand artificial intelligence in the context of preschool-age children

At the beginning of the afternoon, Sini Davies presented the project's implementation in Helsinki, followed by a concrete example of a pilot project to be implemented in preschool education. With preschoolers, we learn to recognize, use, and understand artificial intelligence through age-appropriate tasks. Could you identify which of the cleaning robot drawings was made by a preschooler and which by artificial intelligence?

In the second part of the afternoon, Professor Teemu Roos participated in a panel discussion where topics discussed included how digitalization supports pedagogical transformation and equal opportunities for learners to reach their potential. The discussion also addressed new possibilities that artificial intelligence creates for education and training, and the need to increase understanding of the nature and limitations of artificial intelligence.

Both presentations sparked interest among teachers, and there is significant interest from the field for the research and training activities starting next fall!