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Shark AI uses fossil shark teeth to get middle school kids interested in paleontology and computer vision

  • Written by Christine Wusylko, Postdoctoral Fellow in Educational Technology, University of Florida
imageA student creates their model using Google Teachable Machine.Christine Wusylko, CC BY-ND

Most kids have a natural curiosity about sharks − especially their sharp and abundant teeth. Our team had the idea to use the appeal of this charismatic apex predator to teach how scientists use artificial intelligence.

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