Ngo-2025 i-Raspberry Pi Foundation yashicilela iphepha lombono elithi "Why kids still need to learn to code in the age of AI". Isimangalo saso esiyinhloko siqinisile: ukufundisa izingane ukubhala ikhodi empeleni kungukuzifundisa ukucabanga ngokucacile, futhi ithuluzi elikubhalela ikhodi alisusi isidingo sokuqonda ukuthi ikhodi enhle yenzani. Leyo mpikiswano ilungile, kodwa incane. Inguqulo enamandla kunayo yaleyo mpikiswano ikhuluma nge-physical computing, okuyikhodi okumele ihambise i-motor, ifunde inzwa, futhi isinde lapho ihlangana nomhlaba wangempela.

Okushiwo yileli phepha, nokuthi kungani lizwakele

Le Foundation, eyenza amakhompyutha amancane e-Raspberry Pi asetshenziswa emakilasini emhlabeni wonke, ifake igama layo kumbono olula: ukubhala ikhodi kusalokhu kuyikhono eliyisisekelo ezinganeni, ngisho namanje uma izinhlelo ze-AI zingakhipha ikhodi noma nini. Lokho kufanele kuphawulwe ngoba umbono ophikisayo usujwayelekile emakamelweni othisha nasematafuleni okudlela. Uma umshini ungalubhala uhlelo, kucabanga kanjalo, kungani ingane eneminyaka eyishumi kumele ifunde.

Impendulo eqotho ukuthi ukukhiqiza umbhalo obukeka njengekhodi nokuqonda uhlelo kungamakhono amabili ahlukene. Ingane ekwazi ukunika i-AI umyalo kodwa ingakwazi ukufunda umphumela ayiyena umbhali wezinhlelo; ingumuntu othemba ukuthi umshini uqinisile. Usizo lwaleli phepha ukuthi lisho lokhu ngokusobala ngesikhathi izikole eziningi zizibuza buthule ukuthi zingakukhipha yini ukubhala ikhodi ohlelweni lwezifundo.

Impikiswano ejwayelekile, ibekwe ngawo wonke amandla ayo

Susa kule mpikiswano yonke into engeyona inhloko, isabambelela kahle.

• Ukufunda kudlula ukubhala. Ikhono elingavamile emhlabeni we-AI akulona ukuthayipha ikhodi usuka ekuqaleni; ukufunda ikhodi ongayijwayele bese wahlulela ukuthi ilungile yini, iphephile yini futhi yenza yini obekuceliwe. Lokho ukufunda kuphela ngokuqala ubhale eyakho eminingi.
• Ukususa amaphutha kungukucabanga. Ukuthola ukuthi kungani uhlelo lwenza into engalungile kuwumkhuba wengqondo ongasetshenziswa nakwezinye izinto. Yakha umbono, uwuhlole, uwunciphise. Lelo khono liphila isikhathi eside kunanoma yiluphi ulimi lwezinhlelo.
• Umsizi udinga umsebenzisi onekhono. Amathuluzi e-AI okubhala ikhodi asheshe kakhulu ezandleni zomuntu owaziyo kakade ukuthi isixazululo esihle sibukeka kanjani. Nikeza ithuluzi elifanayo umuntu osaqalayo bese likhipha umbhedo onesibindi lowo osaqalayo angeke akwazi ukuwubamba.

Akukho lutho kulokhu okuphikisanwa ngalo. Futhi akwanele ngokwakho, ngoba wonke amaphuzu angenhla angafundiswa ngesikrini nomhleli wombhalo, kanti izikrini yizona kanye lapho i-AI ikholisa khona kakhulu iphinde ishelele khona kakhulu.

Inguqulo enamandla: yenza ikhodi ihambise into

Nakhu ukwelulwa leli phepha elikusikisela kodwa lingakucindezeli ngokwanele. Indlela emelana kakhulu ne-AI yokufunda ukubhala ikhodi ukwenza ikhodi ilawule into ephathekayo. Uma uhlelo luphrinta esikrinini kuphela, impendulo elubuyayo ithambile. Umphumela ubukeka ungenzeka, futhi impendulo engalungile ezethembayo kunzima ukuyibona. Uma uhlelo olufanayo kumele lujikelezise isondo, lubenyeze i-LED ngephethini ethile, noma lumise irobhothi ngaphambi kokuba lishaye itafula, impendulo iqotho. Irobhothi liyahamba noma alihambi. Awukwazi ukuziqambela udlule i-motor engavumi ukuphenduka.

Lena yinzuzo ethule ye-physical computing. Imodeli enkulu yolimi ingakhiqiza incazelo ezwakala ilungile cishe kuyo yonke into. Ukufundwa kwenzwa kona akuphikiswa. Izingane ezisebenza nge-hardware zithola iqiniso lomhlaba mahhala, kanti lelo qiniso yiyona nto eyodwa umsizi we-AI ongenakuzenzela lona mbumbulu. Zifunda ukwethemba umhlaba kunesigaba sombhalo esizethembayo.

Kungani lokhu kubalulekile emakilasini aseNingizimu Afrika

Ezikoleni zalapha okusengcupheni kucacile. Izabelomali zicindezelekile, isikhathi sothisha sicindezeleke nakakhulu, futhi kunengcindezi yangempela yokugijimisa noma yini ezwakala ingeyesimanje. Kungaba lula ukufunda lesi sikhathi se-AI njengemvume yokushintsha ukubhala ikhodi ngezandla ngezifundo ezimbalwa zokunika imiyalo. Lokho kungaba yiphutha, futhi eliyizindleko, ngoba izingane ezifunda ukunika imiyalo kuphela ziyogcina zinenguqulo engajulile neshintshwa kalula kunazo zonke yaleli khono.

Ukufunda okungcono yilokho le Foundation ekukhombayo: qhubeka ufundise ukubhala ikhodi kwangempela, futhi ukubophele entweni ingane engayibamba. Lokhu futhi kuqinile kunohlelo lwezifundo olucabanga ukuthi kukhona i-AI eku-cloud esebenzayo esifundweni ngasinye. Ibhodi elisebenza ngebhethri phezu kwedeski liyaqhubeka lisebenza uma i-Wi-Fi ingasasebenzi, okubalulekile ezweni lapho ukucishwa kukagesi kusaphazamisa usuku lwesikole.

Ongakwenza ngakho

Uma uphethe ikilasi, iklabhu yokubhala ikhodi, noma umuzi ozama ukwenza isinqumo esihle, nalu uhlu olufushane.

• Gcina ukubhala, ungeqeli ekunikeni imiyalo. Izingane kufanele zibhale futhi zisuse amaphutha ekhodini yazo eningi ngaphambi kokuba umsizi we-AI avunyelwe ukusiza. Umsizi uyithuluzi elinamandla labantu asebenazo izisekelo.
• Yengeza umgomo ophathekayo. Khetha amaphrojekthi lapho ikhodi iqhuba khona i-hardware yangempela, ukuze amaphutha avele njengezinto ezingahambi kunezimpendulo ezibukeka zingalungile nje. Ibhodi elingahlelwa elinjengelethu i-sheenbot∞ linikeza lowo mjikelezo wempendulo esheshayo, kanti isethi yekilasi enamakhithi ayishumi yanele iqembu elincane.
• Sebenzisa i-AI njengothisha, hhayi njengombhali. Iwusizo ngempela ekuchazeni umyalezo wephutha noma ekusikiseleni isinyathelo esilandelayo. Ayiyona indawo enhle yokungena esikhundleni sengane ecabangayo.
• Kubone ngamehlo ngaphambi kokuzibophezela. Iphrojekthi eyodwa esebenza ngempela idlula ithemu yonke yethiyori. Isifundo sokuzama esisodwa e-academy yethu yaseKapa sanele ukukutshela ukuthi ingane iyakuthanda yini.

Umyalezo osalayo

I-Raspberry Pi Foundation iqinisile ukuthi izingane zisadinga ukubhala ikhodi enkathini ye-AI, kodwa le mpikiswano inamandla kunamakhono okucabanga wodwa. Inguqulo efanele ukwakhelwa phezu kwayo ngephathekayo: nikeza izingane ikhodi okumele ihambise into yangempela, bese ubanikeza uhlobo lokuqonda i-AI engenakubanikeza lona futhi engenakulwenza mbumbulu. Yilelo khono elizobe lisafanele ukuba nalo lapho amathuluzi eshintsha futhi. Ukuze uthole okuningi ngendlela esicabanga ngayo ngalokhu, bheka igumbi lethu lezindaba.