Before the pandemic, Alicia Chang was working on a new project. \u201cI was experimenting with non-traditional ways to help teach Googlers the AI Principles,\u201d she says. Alicia is a technical writer on the Engineering Education team focused on designing learning experiences to help Googlers learn about our AI Principles<\/a> and how to apply them in their own work.<\/p>\n The challenge for Alicia would be how many people she needed to educate. \u201cThere are so many people spread over different locations, time zones, countries!\u201d But when the world started working from home, she was inspired by the various workarounds people were using to connect virtually.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Alicia Chang<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n \u201cI started testing out activities like haiku-writing contests and online trivia,\u201d Alicia says. \u201cThen one day a friend mentioned an online escape room activity someone had arranged for a COVID-safe birthday gathering. Something really clicked with me when she mentioned that, and I started to think about designing an immersive learning experience.\u201d Alicia decided to research how some of the most creative, dedicated people deliver information: She looked at what teachers were doing.\u00a0<\/p>\n Alicia soon stumbled upon a YouTube video about using Google Sheets to create a crossword puzzle, so she decided to make her own \u2014 and Googlers loved it. Since the crossword was such a success, Alicia decided to make more interactive games. She used Google Forms to create a fun \u201cWhich AI Principle are you?\u201d quiz, and Google Docs to make a word search. Then there\u2019s the Emoji Challenge, where players have to figure out which AI Principles a set of emoji describe. All of this became part of what is now known as the Responsible Innovation Challenge, a set of various puzzle activities built with Google products \u2014 including Forms, Sheets, Docs and Sites \u2014 that focus on teaching Google\u2019s AI Principles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Try Alicia’s crossword out for yourself<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n The purpose of the Responsible Innovation Challenge is to introduce Google\u2019s AI Principles to new technical hires in onboarding courses, and to help Googlers put the AI Principles into practice in everyday product development situations. The first few puzzles are fairly simple and help players remember and recall the Principles, which serve as a practical framework for responsible innovation. As Googlers start leveling up, the puzzles get a bit more complex.. There\u2019s even a bonus level where Googlers are asked to think about various technical resources and tools they can use to develop AI responsibly by applying them in their existing workflow when creating a machine learning model.<\/p>\n Alicia added a points system and a leaderboard with digital badges \u2014 and even included prizes. \u201cI noticed that people were motivated by some friendly competition. Googlers really got involved and referred their coworkers to play, too,\u201d she says. \u201cWe had over 1,000 enroll in the first 30 days alone!\u201d To date, more than 2,800 Googlers have participated from across 41 countries, and people continue to sign up.\u00a0<\/p>\n It\u2019s been encouraging for Alicia to see how much Googlers are enjoying the puzzles, especially when screen time burnout is all too real. Most importantly, though, she\u2019s thrilled that more people are learning about Google\u2019s AI Principles. \u201cEach of the billions of people who use Google products has a unique story and life experience,\u201d Alicia says. \u201cAnd that\u2019s what we want to think about so we can make the best products for individual people.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Go to Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"A](\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod\/images\/PXL_20210620_235012311.PORTRAIT.max-1000x1000.jpg\")
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