St. John’s Students Teach High Schoolers How to Keep the ‘Human’ in AI

St. John’s University freshmen taught visiting high school students how to use artificial intelligence ethically during an AI College Day event in Jamaica. The students, who are enrolled in adjunct professor Omar Lopez’s First Year Seminar 1000 course, led presentations on various aspects of the technology.

The presentations covered topics such as identifying AI bias, fact-checking AI output, protecting personal information, and preparing for the job market. One group, led by freshman Benjamin Shakov, focused on how applicants can use AI to improve resumes as employers increasingly use the technology to screen candidates.

High school students attended the event to learn how to use AI as a tool for learning rather than a replacement for their own work. Tenth grader Adalin Dominguez noted an interest in using the technology for good, while 11th grader Xavier Martinez from Bedford-Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School expressed a desire to use AI more effectively in his schoolwork.