16-03-2018 23:39 via vancouversun.com

Summer computer camp at SFU designed to increase women in AI

Angelica Lim is getting some surprising responses to the introduction to computer science course she teaches at Simon Fraser University.
Lim, a professor in computer science, says the young women in the course are giving her feedback along the lines of: “’Why didn’t I hear about this before? It turns out I love computer science.’”
The problem, Lim believes, is that computer science was never marketed as an option to them as girls. Instead, they were more likely to h
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