The Hackathon Teens in AI: a competition to generate the next ethical leaders in AI

Organized by the School of Digital Engineering and Artificial Intelligence of UEMF, Teens in AI, and the ICESCO-UEMF Chair Women in Science: AI and the Future, the Hackathon saw the participation of young high school graduates from the Fès-Meknès region, curious to discover the fascinating world of AI. 

The first stage of this Hackathon allowed the young graduates to learn the basics of AI, thanks to a popularized introduction given by EIDIA professors Mr. El Kari Badr and Mrs. Mouhtadi Meryem in the fields of robotics and virtual reality respectively, while raising awareness about the ethical nature of uses. The idea is to equip all these young people with basic knowledge and introduce them to how technology is used to create innovative and effective solutions while behaving responsibly. Certainly, AI presents strong potential to solve the world’s problems but this continuous progress must obey a framed use. That is why Prof. Marhraoui Mohammed Amine, Professor at the Euromed Business School, also raised awareness among the youth about the meeting between Artificial Intelligence and the Sustainable Development Goals, and how to put AI at the service of these goals to help achieve significant development progress.

This competition represented a real opportunity for these young people who, thanks to various masterclasses by experts, were able to ask questions, search and even test several ideas.