Video Duration 21 minutes 44 seconds play-arrow21:44How will teaching artificial intelligence help China take on a high-tech future?
Artificial intelligence education now starts at the age of six in China. The Ministry of Education has rolled out new guidelines to teach AI at every grade level. For President Xi Jinping, AI is a priority. Will the toddlers of today be the tech titans of the future?
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