Students as Solvers: How Kids Are Using AI to Change the World

Forget the fear. Students aren't waiting for adults to figure out AI. They're already using it to tackle food insecurity, predict wildfires, design prosthetics, and rethink mental health support in their own schools. In this energizing Spark Talk, we'll celebrate the young innovators competing in challenges like the Presidential AI Challenge, the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Competition, and the ISTE Student Innovation Challenge who are building real solutions to real problems. You'll hear stories from classrooms and communities around the world where students used AI throughout their entire design process, not just as a shortcut, but as a thought partner, a research tool, and a creative collaborator. From local neighborhood challenges to global crises, these young people are meeting problems where they live and scaling their vision outward. These kids aren't consumers of AI; they're wielders of it. Come ready to be inspired.