Dr. R.O. Bott Will See You Now: Exploring AI for Wellbeing with Middle School Students

This paper presents AI for Wellbeing, a middle school curriculum where students learn about conversational AI and ethics by building chatbot prototypes for wellbeing support. The study evaluates curriculum effectiveness through a 5-day virtual workshop with 23 middle school students and 5 teachers, measuring knowledge gains and student perspectives on AI.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is permeating almost every area of society, reshaping how many people, including youth, navigate the world. Despite the increased presence of AI, most people lack a baseline knowledge of how AI works. Moreover, social barriers often hinder equal access to AI courses, perpetuating disparities in participation in the field. To address this, it is crucial to design AI curricula that are effective, inclusive, and relevant, especially to learners from backgrounds that are

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