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Key Concepts
Define the core terms used throughout the Artificial Intelligence merit badge and understand how Scoutly supports the learning journey.
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- 1 Define the key AI terms and share the meaning of each with your counselorNot complete
Requirement 1 discussion guide
Use this page to review the key AI vocabulary and the Scoutly note for this merit badge before discussing the terms with your counselor.
Scoutly note
- The Artificial Intelligence merit badge does not have a merit badge pamphlet.
- Instead, scouts are encouraged to use the Scoutly chatbot during their learning journey while working through the requirements.
- Scoutly at scouting.org
- A helpful prompt is: Explain the 'xxx' activity for requirement 'yy' of the AI merit badge.
- Scoutly does not replace the requirement to work with a counselor to complete the badge.
Core definitions
Terms to know
- Artificial intelligence (AI): computer systems designed to perform tasks that normally require human-like intelligence.
- Artificial intelligence agents: systems or tools that can observe, decide, and act toward a goal.
- Automation: technology that performs tasks automatically based on rules, triggers, or workflows.
- Basic programming: writing instructions that tell a computer what to do.
- Bots: software programs that automatically perform actions or respond to input.
- Data: information that a computer can store, process, and use.
- Databases: organized systems for storing and retrieving data.
- Digital workers: software tools or AI systems that help perform workplace tasks.
- General AI: a theoretical AI with broad human-like problem-solving ability across many domains.
- Machine learning (ML): a method where computers learn patterns from data instead of following only fixed rules.
- Narrow AI: AI built for a specific task or limited set of tasks.
- Superintelligent AI: a theoretical AI that would exceed human intelligence in many areas.
- Tasks: actions or jobs a system is meant to complete.
- Triggers: events or conditions that start an automated action or workflow.
- Workflows: step-by-step processes that connect tasks together.
- Variables: named pieces of information a program can store and change.
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