Stanford Inspirit AI Experience

A two-week long coding and AI summer camp was called Inspirit AI. In this session, we studied artificial intelligence (AI) and what it is, what it does in the world today, and how coding can help further AI in the future. We learned about coding after mastering the fundamentals of AI. Python was the coding language we studied in Inspirit AI. I chose to join this program because I wanted to learn more about coding and explore my potential applications for it. The program at Inspirit AI was divided into two weeks. During the first week, we learned the fundamentals of coding and AI, and during the second and last weeks, we applied what we had learned from the prior weeks to create a presentation on how to code for our project. Each day's courses would last for two and a half hours.

The first day of the program began with the teachers discussing the fundamentals of AI and how it is applied in people's daily lives. Following this, we split up into separate breakout rooms with various professors to study the fundamentals of Python. On the second day of the course, we discovered several uses for Python, including machine learning. We used linear regression for our machine learning, essentially AI that predicts how something will turn out. We learned how to use Python for logistic regression on the third day of the program. Logistic regression is very similar to linear regression, except that it uses linear bounds to predict the prediction. The fourth day was dedicated to teaching us about NLP, or natural language processing, which is how computers translate human language. We studied computer vision and neural networks on the last day of the first week, which is how the computer detects images. Next, we used Python to enhance computer vision.

Our project was initiated during the second week. This assignment incorporated every subject we learned about the previous week. I worked on a project called disaster relief. We essentially created routines that would aid AI in tweet detection and ensure that the AI is aware of the tweet's topic. For instance, if the tweet contains the term "water," our technology would enable the AI to recognize that the message is discussing water resources. We created a presentation to describe the operation of our project to the audience once the project was completed. We were done after giving our presentation.

Overall, I thought this was a fantastic software because up until now, my experience with Python scripting had been limited to small tasks. It was interesting to see how we could use Python in practical situations; it truly helps you appreciate how far technology has come. I believed that knowing about AIs and how they work was incredibly beneficial because if you could comprehend how the AI works, then this entire summer camp was pretty simple. I didn't encounter many issues, but I felt that the program's speed was a major issue because some pupils found it challenging because they had never used Python and had only received a brief introduction. In conclusion, I suggest enrolling in this program if you wish to work in the technology sector.

Georgetown Law Academy Experience

The Georgetown Law Academy was an online summer program where you could learn a lot about the law and what a lawyer does daily. I enrolled in this program because I had to research a lawyer in middle school and I found their profession to be incredibly fascinating. I made the decision to enroll in this legal school in order to understand more about lawyers. The duration of this program was 5 days, with an average of 8 hours per day.

We discussed property and legislation on the first day's activities. We were to discuss the instances that the guest speaker offered us after explaining the property laws. He would then provide the right response and explain why. Following that, we took a two-hour lunch break, during which time we talked about holding a mock trial on the program's final day. Everyone was given a role after they had stated the scenario. They then divided us into teams, and we spent some time planning our approach to the simulated trial with our team. The mock trial's plot involved a violent cyclone that caused all of the city's people to flee to the dome. A few adolescents robbed some stores after the hurricane because there weren't enough supplies for everyone, and a police officer caught them doing it. Therefore, the question is whether the police officer performing their duty or the teens who needed to provide for their families were in the right.

On the second day, we went through the schedule and decided to do it this coming week. Following their explanation of everything, a guest speaker discussed the fundamental traffic laws and asked us whether we believed the police's response to a hypothetical event on the highway was appropriate. Following that, we took a two-hour lunch break, during which time we talked about holding a mock trial on the program's final day. After another two-hour lunch break, we practiced the fake trial. In the Mock Trial exercise, they provided us with the necessary evidence and displayed trial footage to demonstrate how we ought to conduct ourselves in court. After that, we began collaborating in groups to prepare for the mock trial.

We completed a case study on a serial killer on day three. We had to figure out the killer's identity and motivations using the many hints the guest speaker had provided. After the case study, the guest speaker provided the solution and detailed his entire experience. All the hints pointed to one individual, but it turned out to be someone different, so the guest speaker duped everyone. Day 3 was my favorite day of the story because it was so engaging. We had the entire mock trial practice period to work on our case and gather as much evidence as we could after the two-hour lunch break.

The fourth day was shorter than normal because all we did was the fake trial. We spent a lot of time refining our argument and attempting to present the strongest case we could. The mock trial finally took place on the fifth and final day of the program; we went up against another group, and I presented the case. There would then be two witnesses and a person who interrogated the witnesses in an effort to support their testimony. We ended up drawing, but I thought it was a really enjoyable experience.

I had a great time at the Georgetown Law academy and discovered a lot of new information there. The simulated trial was amazing, but all the activities we performed during the program were incredibly enjoyable. We got to experience what it was like to be a lawyer thanks to Mock Trial, which was realistic. Despite being a pretend trial, the level of pressure was substantial. I felt like I learned a lot in such a short time, so I really enjoyed this course. The only drawback I could identify with this course was that it should have been spread out more equally since I occasionally became quite fatigued. Overall, this was a really wonderful course, and it will be especially helpful if you want to practice law or do something else related to it in the future.