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Patterns in Pictures

Discover how computers learn to see by finding patterns in images, then train your own picture-sorting AI!

20 modules·Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆· 5 Free
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Modules

  • 1
    Free8 min
    What Do You See?
    Learn how your brain spots the difference between a circle and a square just by looking. 👀
  • 2
    Free10 min
    How Computers See Colors
    Discover that computers turn every color into secret numbers called pixels.
  • 3
    Free9 min
    Finding Edges and Lines
    See how a computer finds the outline of a cat by looking for where colors change suddenly.
  • 4
    Free11 min
    Matching Shapes Game
    Play a sorting challenge where you group pictures that share the same basic shape. 🎮
  • 5
    Free10 min
    What Is a Pattern?
    Understand that patterns are things that repeat or look similar, like stripes on a shirt.
  • 6
    Paid12 min
    Teaching a Computer by Example
    Show the computer ten pictures of apples so it learns what an apple looks like.
  • 7
    Paid11 min
    Labels Are Clues
    Give each picture a name tag so the AI knows what it is supposed to recognize.
  • 8
    Paid10 min
    Practice Makes Perfect
    Watch the AI guess over and over, getting better each time just like you do with homework.
  • 9
    Paid9 min
    Two-Box Sorting
    Build a simple AI that puts pictures into two groups, like cats versus dogs.
  • 10
    Paid11 min
    When the AI Gets Confused
    Discover why an AI might mistake a muffin for a puppy if they look too similar.
  • 11
    Paid10 min
    Adding More Categories
    Expand your classifier to sort pictures into five different groups instead of two.
  • 12
    Paid12 min
    Checking Your AI's Work
    Test the AI on new pictures it has never seen before to see if it still guesses correctly.
  • 13
    Paid11 min
    Spotting Tricky Pictures
    Learn why some photos are harder for AI to sort, like a cat hiding in shadows.
  • 14
    Paid10 min
    The Power of More Examples
    See how feeding the AI fifty pictures instead of ten makes it smarter and more confident.
  • 15
    Paid12 min
    Building a Fruit Finder
    Create an AI project that tells the difference between bananas, oranges, and strawberries. 🍌
  • 16
    Paid11 min
    Combining What You Learned
    Use edges, colors, and patterns together to make a powerful group-photo sorter.
  • 17
    Paid10 min
    Real-World Picture Puzzles
    Apply your skills to help sort vacation photos or organize a digital art gallery.
  • 18
    Paid12 min
    When Humans and AI Work Together
    Discover that the best results happen when you fix the AI's mistakes and it learns from you.
  • 19
    Paid11 min
    Your Own Classifier Showcase
    Bring together everything from shape sorting to training to build your final picture-sorting project.
  • 20
    Final exam15 min
    Patterns in Pictures Challenge
    Show what you know about how computers learn to see and sort images by patterns.