Learning AI is easy (VI): A brief discussion on edge computing - the trend of smart life

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Providing the latest artificial intelligence exploration and practice content for 16-18 year olds

◆Understandable : Full-color graphic explanations stimulate readers' interest and make learning painless.
◆ Want to know : Explain in simple terms, so that young people can fully grasp the operation process of artificial intelligence.
◆Can do it : Starting from real-life situations, design interesting AI experience implementations and analyze Python code, so that everyone can gain successful experience in creating AI.
◆ Well-made : Provide platform tools for creating AI applications, encourage young people to unleash their creativity and continue to explore the rich possibilities of artificial intelligence.

Introduction

We hope to design this book with the most comprehensive teaching materials, so that beginners who want to get started with artificial intelligence can gradually build AI literacy and improve practical skills through a learning process such as reading books, watching video tutorials, practicing programs, and simulating test questions.

The authors of this book are the AI4kids team, who were invited by the Ministry of Education's National Education Administration to share AI teaching at the National High School Directors' Conference and were featured in a special article for Parenting World magazine. Team members are alumni of the AIA Taiwan Artificial Intelligence School . The team has expertise in software technology, innovative research and development, engineering management, and e-commerce marketing . Because of their passion for AI technology education, they have invested in AI lesson plan development and teaching. Their goal is to inspire children's curiosity and imagination by teaching them hands-on AI topics, and to help them use various programs or platform tools to explore and create their own AI applications.

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Celebrity Recommendation

Wang Yude, Principal of Taichung Municipal Houzong Senior High School, Shi Zhongzhe, Dean of Academic Affairs of National Zhushan Senior High School, Wu Junlin, Professor of Department of Information Science and Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Li Jiayan, Professor of Department of Information Management, National Taiwan University, Hu Xiaowei, Associate Professor of School of Big Data Management, Soochow University, Xu Ruikai, Associate Professor of Department of Information Engineering, Tunghai University, Wen Yiling, Deputy CEO of AIA Taiwan Artificial Intelligence School, Liao Weiliang, Information Technology Teacher of Taichung Municipal Wenhua Senior High School, Liu Juncheng, Founder and CEO of Nene Smart Co., Ltd., Cai Wenhong, Physics Teacher of National Nanke International Experimental Senior High School, Cai Zonghan, Professor of Department of Information Engineering, National Central University, Cai Yanlong, Associate Professor of Department of Applied Mathematics, National Chengchi University, Cai Mingshun, Acting CEO of Taiwan Artificial Intelligence School, Jiang Peiwei, President of AIA Taiwan Artificial Intelligence School Alumni Association, Lai Jiazhen, Dean of Academic Affairs of Catholic Dominic Senior High School
(Arranged by last name)

About the author_ AI4kids

AI4kids was founded in June 2019. It is a team of alumni from AIA Taiwan Artificial Intelligence School. Members have expertise in software technology, innovation and research and development, engineering management, e-commerce marketing, etc. Because of their passion for AI technology education, they are committed to the development of AI lesson plans and teaching. Their teaching footprints are spread across high schools and colleges in the north, central, south, and east.
The team was invited by the Ministry of Education's National Education Administration to share the teaching and learning of artificial intelligence at the National High School Deans' Conference, and was also recommended by Parenting World magazine as an AI education team .

Table of contents

Chapter 1 Definition of Edge Computing
1-1 Definition of Edge Computing
1-2 Organizational Structure of Edge Computing
1-3 The rise and advantages of edge computing
1-4 Edge Computing and Artificial Intelligence

Chapter 2 Application Cases of Edge Computing
2-1 Technology from the future: self-driving cars on the road
2-2 The Ant Army of Smart City - Smart Street Lights
2-3 Subverting traditional consumption patterns─Smart retail
2-4 New product of Industry 4.0─Smart Factory
2-5 Smart Home

Chapter 3: Edge Computing Practice Cases
3-1 Tool Introduction
3-2 Environment Introduction and Installation Instructions
3-3 Edge computing implementation examples

Chapter 4: Edge Computing Accelerators
4-1 Accelerator of Artificial Intelligence
4-2 The new star in the NPU world: Kneron's KL520-Dongle

Chapter 5 Application Examples of Artificial Intelligence Accelerators
5-1 Module A
5-2 Module B
5-3 Module C

Appendix A Python Basic Syntax Query Table
A-1 Basic Python concepts

Appendix B Introduction to using Google Colab
B-1 Introduction to Google Colaboratory
B-2 Notebook Configuration Settings
B-3 View the current Python version and package list