Pupils use of AI impresses judges in Shrewsbury's new Turing Prize

This year saw the launch of a new school prize for the innovative pupil application of AI technology called the Turing Prize.

The AI tools that are freely available are very powerful, but how and what you use them for lies in the imagination of the human in control.

Henry Exham, Head of Digital Learning, said: “I am absolutely delighted by the entries; the pupils have demonstrated the power of the AI tools by bringing their ideas to life.

“Pupils from all year groups entered the competition and the wide range of applications they found for the AI was very impressive. These tools are widely available and will be a part of these pupils’ lives as they move into Higher Education and the future workplace, so it is really encouraging to see them using them in such a positive way.”

The judges were absolutely delighted with the range and quality of entries and have decided to award three highly commended prizes and an overall winner as follows:

Highly Commended: Malak M (M, LVI)

Malak used a range of AI Tools to create a concept and detailed plan for a new Home decor Business called ‘Adore Décor’. AI was used to create the logo and branding. It was also used to create the line of products, special collections and a full marketing campaign. Malak also showed how AI can be used within the business to analyse sales data. The judges were very impressed with the depth that Malak had gone to when considering what she would need to launch the business, the range of AI tools employed and the presentation of her final submission.

Highly Commended: Matthew W (SH, V), Dason T, (Rt, V) and Chelsey D (MSH, V)

This joint submission used AI to create and establish a new charity called ‘Studentaid’ which aims to serve less advantaged students and individuals in Hong Kong and in the UK. The charity has various aims such as: providing free English tuition to low income families in Hong Kong, help the homeless in Hong Kong by distributing spare food and to raise money to donate to period poverty charities in the UK. AI was used to create a simple free English learning app called CantoLearn. It was used to write content for the website such as press releases and media posts. Finally, AI was used in the creation of a promotional video for period products refining the voiceover, generating graphics, images, and subtitles for the video, reducing production time and enhancing its quality. Judges were impressed with the collaboration on this submission as well as the professional nature of the final website and app.

Highly Commended: Carys T (EDH, III)

Carys wanted to investigate how AI can be applied to the creative industry, specifically, fashion designing. Therefore, she used AI to come up with ideas for a new collection of dresses and outfits and then used an image generator to visualise what they would look like. The final result was an animated slideshow of the complete collection. The judges were impressed by Carys’ reflective approach and analysis of the AI tools she used.

Winner: Dason T, (Rt, V)

Dason’s project aimed to utilise artificial intelligence to detect and identify Alzheimer's disease just through uploading brain MRI scans. He was motivated by the rising Alzheimer's cases in recent years and early detection's benefits, including timely interventions, potentially slowing disease progression, and reducing healthcare costs. His website is live and can detect and identify the disease with an accuracy of 82.7%. What was really impressive was the way that Dason combined the uses of over 10 different types of AI tool to research, create, design and evaluate his application. Dason provided the judges with a very thorough report showing a comprehensive breakdown of his AI utilisation across the project. A highly impressive piece of work which has been excellently communicated.