Empowering students with AI: CCC launches AI Ambassador programme

CCC launches AI Ambassador programme to boost AI literacy and support students in harnessing innovation for the future. 

As part of a national campaign to boost conversations about AI, around 50 Capital City College (CCC) took part in AI ambassador training at the college’s Mosaic@Soho campus.

The AI ambassador training event, which took place on Thursday 16 April, was part of a series of events held in preparation for AI awareness day on 4 June. The national campaign encourages schools, students and parents to explore AI together and consider how best to use it – prompting people to “know it, question it, use it wisely”. 

At the event, the students were joined by industry speakers Mark Martin MBE, CEO and Founder of BlackTechUK, Richard Cummins, who has worked at both Spotify and Google and Carol Baye from Central District Alliance.

The speakers addressed questions around the safe and responsible use of AI, touching on how people can use AI creatively and ways in which young people can prepare for careers in an AI-transformed world. 

Speaker Mark Martin MBE said: “It is critical that students are able to engage with AI. We want to demystify AI by making complex concepts simple. We want to develop critical thinking essential for evaluating AI and foster responsibility and innovation by encouraging creativity, building resilience and preparing students for careers.” 

Richard highlighted the safety aspects and responsibility aspects of AI. He said: “Everyone’s talking about now being a massive transformation period, which it is, but there’s also going to be opportunity that comes out of this period. And I think those two pillars, safety and responsibility, are the two most sought-after areas right now in AI.” 

After the event, we spoke to two students, Rio, a Sport and Exercise Science student, and Jayliah, who is studying A Level courses in Criminology, Psychology and Media, to get their take on how AI might impact their careers. 

What do you think about becoming an AI ambassador? 

Rio: I really like the way AI is going in the future, but I want to get a bit more information about AI, learn about it, the tools, how it can be implemented in health, medicine and sport and fitness industries. 

Jayliah: I think it’s really fun. I just wanted to test it out to see what AI is about. But it’s been more informative, so I think I might reach out after. 

What is the biggest for students in becoming AI ambassadors?  

Rio: I feel like it’s access to knowledge. There’s not enough workshops like these, where they’re collaborating with colleges, universities, secondary schools. I feel like bringing in information and workshops like these are very helpful. 

How do you think AI could be used in your subject area(s)? 

Rio: It could be used in motion capture, so looking at movement efficiency, how people land from jumps, or even looking up or getting medical advice. But obviously it’s not perfect, yet. 

Jayliah: I think AI spreads across all of my subjects, because in criminology it applies to criminals that do deep fakes, and to media, because it’s generative I think it applies well.  

Interested in learning more about AI? Take a look at our Computing and IT Courses and our Digital Media and Creative Computing Courses to get started! 

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