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The following announcement is from Professor Joon-Ho Choi. Please contact them directly if you have any questions.
Dear colleagues and students,
My name is Joon-Ho Choi, a professor of Architecture with a joint appointment in Computer Science.
My colleagues and I plan to organize a Boy Scout merit badge training on AI as part of community outreach, inviting Scout members and their parents to campus.
We are looking for five volunteers — faculty, postdocs, or graduate/undergraduate students, all equally welcome — to speak at an AI outreach event for high school scouting students.
Title: Scout’s Merit Badge in A.I.
What: Scouting America launched its first-ever Artificial Intelligence merit badge last year. Demand from troops has far outstripped the supply of people who can teach it. We’re hosting a day that gets about 60-80 high schoolers from troops across the region through the badge content.
When: November 7 (Sat), 11:00–5:00 PM
Where: USC campus (a large auditorium will be decided later)
Audience: 60~80 students, mostly 8th–12th grade
Open slots
|
# |
Topic |
Length |
Format |
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1 |
What AI actually is — ML, agents, narrow vs. general AI, a short history |
45 min |
Talk + a quick “AI or Not?” audience game (if possible) |
|
2 |
Automation — triggers, workflows, bots, digital workers |
40 min |
Talk, ideally with a live demo |
|
3 |
Deepfakes and AI ethics — bias, privacy, the Turing test |
45 min |
Talk + audience scenario discussion (if possible) |
|
4 |
Prompting — how to actually get good output from a model |
50 min |
Hands-on, students work on their phones (if available) |
|
5 |
Career panel — how you got into this field and what the work is like |
35 min total |
3 panelists, 5 min each + Q&A |
All faculty and students are welcome for all the open slots, while Slot 4 may be ideal for undergraduate/graduate student volunteers.
If you are interested, please let me know with your preferred slot #.
Of course, please feel free to let me know if you need any additional information or have any questions.
Thanks very much,
Joon-Ho
Published on September 29th, 2026Last updated on September 29th, 2026