INDIANA – Scouting America, the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts, has launched two new merit badges focused on cutting-edge technology: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cybersecurity.

The move is part of a broader effort to keep the organization, which has about a million members, relevant in an increasingly digital world.

Scouting America CEO Roger Krone stated that the organization aims to offer merit badges on topics that today’s youth find interesting.

The new badges aim to sharpen skills and explore new subjects, alongside the hundreds of existing badges offered.

The AI badge challenges scouts to examine the effects of AI on daily life, learn about the impacts of deepfakes, and complete a project that either incorporates AI or clearly explains the technology to oth

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