Artificial intelligence as a component of innovative content of general education: analysis of world experience and domestic prospects

Problem and goal. The article discusses the world experience of introducing artificial intelligence into the educational system of schoolchildren. The purpose of this study is to identify the features of the consideration of artificial intelligence as a component of the content of educational systems in individual countries of the world and possible approaches to teaching the basics of artificial intelligence in Russian schools. Methodology. In the research process, a set of methods was used: analysis of information resources and regulatory documents; generalization and systematization of professional and pedagogical experience; reflection of the content of the generated knowledge. Results. The features of the inclusion of artificial intelligence in the educational systems of individual countries of the world are revealed and differences in approaches to the process of teaching elements of artificial intelligence at the substantive and at the organizational and methodological levels are indicated. The results of the study made it possible to find approaches to teaching students of Russian schools the basics of artificial intelligence. Conclusion. It is shown that the issue of including artificial intelligence in the educational systems of various states is at the stage of development and design, which is based on various approaches. It was revealed that today, artificial intelligence is most often regarded as a means of teaching schoolchildren, and not as their object of study. The results of the study made it possible to propose approaches to teaching the basics of artificial intelligence in a general school.