The TVO Kids and Riverbank Pictures logos appear against a white screen.

Mikaela pops up against a colourful animated background. She's around 12, with mid-length curly brown hair, and wears a blue sweater.

[WHOOSH]

(music plays)

She says MY NAME'S MIKAELA, AND SINCE
I CAN REMEMBER,
I'VE DREAMT ABOUT WHAT I'LL BE
WHEN I GROW UP!
THERE ARE SO MANY COOL JOBS,
SO I DECIDED TO TRY THEM ALL.

In animation, gear from different jobs appears on her: an astronaut's helmet, a construction worker's vest and helmet, a chef's hat and apron, and a police officer's hat and badge.

She says I BUILT AN AWESOME STUDIO IN
MY GARAGE,
SO I CAN MAKE AND SHARE VIDEOS
ABOUT MY JOURNEY.

She pops up in her garage. The place has a multi-coloured tile floor, hangers with different uniforms, a bike, a desk, and a colourful back wall with a graffiti that reads "When I grow up!"

She says IT'S ALL ABOUT DISCOVERING
WHAT I'LL BE
WHEN I GROW UP!

The name of the show appears in purple surrounded by colourful silhouettes of different animals and shapes. It reads "When I grow up."

A film countdown clocks appears.

In her studio making a video, Mikaela says SO YOU SEE RIGHT NOW
YOU'RE TELLING ME
THAT SNACK TIME IS
EVERYDAY AT 4.
BUT SOMETIMES I'M NOT
HUNGRY AT 4.
I WANT YOU TO LEARN HOW
TO RECOGNIZE WHEN I'M HUNGRY.

[robotic beep]

She turns to look at the camera and says OH HI EVERYONE. WELCOME TO
MY CLASSROOM.
I MEAN HEADQUARTERS.
I'M TRYING TO HELP MY
COMPUTER LEARN
HOW TO DO SOMETHING NEW.
BUT IT'S NOT REALLY WORKING.
[robotic beeps]
DID YOU KNOW THAT COMPUTERS
CAN LEARN?
THEY CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO LEARN
FROM THEIR EXPERIENCES,
SIMILAR TO YOU AND I.
COMPUTER LEARNING IS CALLED
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AND IT'S A COMPUTER SCIENTIST'S
JOB TO COME UP WITH WAYS
TO MAKE A COMPUTER SMARTER
SO THAT THEY CAN HELP HUMANS
DO COMPLICATED TASKS.
I'M GOING TO BE A COMPUTER
SCIENTIST FOR THE DAY.
SO I CAN MAKE MY
COMPUTER SMARTER.
[slide whistle]
WHEN I GROW UP!

A slate appears with the caption "When I grow up!"

In the street, Mikaela says THIS IS WHERE COMPUTER
SCIENTIST'S WORK
TO CREATE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT TYPES
OF TECHNOLOGY THEY USE.
[digital beep footsteps]

In a modern office, she says WOW WHAT A COOL
PLACE TO WORK!
ALL RIGHT WHERE'S THE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE?
CAN THESE BALLOONS TALK?
NOPE.
CAN THIS TOASTER TALK?
NOPE.
WHAT ABOUT YOU FRIDGE?
CAN YOU SING?
TAP DANCE?
NOPE.

[digital chime]

Foteini pops up and says HELLO MIKAELA.

Mikaela says HI FOTEINI.
FOTEINI'S A COMPUTER SCIENTIST
HERE.

A caption reads "Foteini. Computer Scientist." She is in her early thirties, with wavy brown hair. She wears black-rimmed glasses, a blue sweater and a striped shirt.

Mikaela says FOTEINI CAN YOU TELL ME HOW
COMPUTERS LEARN?

Foteini says OF COURSE FOLLOW ME.

[record needle scratch]
[tap shoes clicking]

Mikaela says CREATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
TAKES A WHOLE TEAM OF PEOPLE
WORKING TOGETHER.
RESEARCHERS AND PROGRAMMERS WORK
AT COMPUTERS FOR HOURS.
HOURS AND MORE HOURS.
THEY COMBINE THEIR INTELLIGENCE
TO MAKE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THEY'RE TEACHING COMPUTERS TO
LEARN AND CLASS IS IN SESSION.

Two women hold signs, one showing a square and another one showing a triangle.

Mikaela says WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

Foteini says WELL THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION
FOR HOW COMPUTERS LEARN.

Mikaela says COOL HOW DOES IT WORK?

Foteini says WELL YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR
WAY THROUGH THE PATH
AND ALICE AND REBECCA WILL
SHOW YOU TWO DIFFERENT SIGNS
ON YOUR WAY.
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY YOU GOTTA
PICK ONE OF THE TWO.
A SHAPE CAN SEND YOU BACK
OR IT CAN SEND YOU FORWARD.
AND YOUR GOAL MIKAELA IS TO
GET TO THE END
AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.

Mikaela says OKAY.

Mikaela cracks her fingers.

Foteini says LET'S DO IT!

Mikaela says THE RED TRIANGLE.

Rebecca reads MOVE FORWARD 2 STEPS.

Foteini shows her thumb up. Rebecca and Alice show other geometric figures.

Mikaela points and says THE BLUE CIRCLE.

Alice says MOVE BACKWARD 1 STEP.

[digital buzzer]

Mikaela says WHA WHAM.
HMMM. THE RED TRIANGLE.

Alice says MOVE FORWARD 2 STEPS.

Mikaela says HMMM. THE RED TRIANGLE.

Rebecca says MOVE FORWARD 2 STEPS.

Foteini nods. Rebecca and Alice keep changing the figures.

Mikaela says THE GREEN SQUARE.

Alice says MOVE FORWARD 1 STEP.

Mikaela says THE YELLOW RECTANGLE.

Alice says STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

Mikaela says THE BLUE CIRCLE.

Rebecca says MOVE BACKWARD 1 STEP.

[spring boing]

Mikaela says THE GREEN SQUARE.

Alice says MOVE FORWARD 1 STEP.

Mikaela says THE RED TRIANGLE.

Alice says MORE FORWARD 2 STEPS.

Mikaela says AND TO FINISH IT OFF, THE RED
TRIANGLE.

Rebecca says MOVE FORWARD 2 STEPS.

Mikaela says WHOA!

Foteini says YES!
[clapping]

Mikaela says THANKS GUYS.

Foteini says YOU DID IT.
SO WHAT DID YOU LEARN?

Mikaela says WELL AFTER MAKING
ZERO MISTAKES.
[buzzer]
OKAY AFTER MAKING A COUPLE
MISTAKES,
[bell dings]
I FIGURED OUT WHICH
SHAPES HELPED ME
AND WHICH DIDN'T.

Foteini says EXACTLY AND THAT'S THE SAME WAY
COMPUTERS LEARN.
THEY TRY OUT A FEW THINGS AND
SOME THINGS WORK
AND SOME THINGS DON'T WORK.

Mikaela says SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.

Foteini says YUP.

[white noise]

Sitting at her desk, Mikaela says HELLO EVERYONE. IT'S RECESS TIME
SO I LET MY COMPUTER GO OUT
AND PLAY WITH ALL THE OTHER
LITTLE COMPUTERS.
ISN'T IT NEAT THAT COMPUTERS
LEARN BY PRACTICING.
IT'S JUST LIKE US.
I MEAN PRACTICE MAKES US GET
BETTER AT...
PLAYING A GAME...

She plays checkers and shows her thumb up.

[digital chime]

She says CATCHING A BALL...
OR SINGING A SONG.
MI MI MI MI MIIIII!
SPEAKING OF PRACTICE LET'S CHECK
OUT HOW FOTEINI
BECAME A COMPUTER SCIENTIST.

In animation, a comic book cover appears with the title "When they were growing up! By Mikaela!"

Mikaela says WHEN FOTEINI GREW UP SHE LOVED
GOING TO THE MOVIES.
ESPECIALLY SCIENCE FICTION
MOVIES WITH COOL TECHNOLOGY
AND INVENTIONS.

Comic book frames recreate the story told.

Mikaela says FOTEINI STUDIED SCIENCE AND
EARNED HER PHD IN
COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING.
WHILE AT SCHOOL,
FOTEINI INVENTED A
A TECHNOLOGY
THAT COULD IDENTIFY A PERSON'S
HEART BEAT VERY ACCURATELY.
LIKE IT'S THERE FINGERPRINT.
SINCE THEN HER CAREER HAS
INVOLVED USING SCIENCE
TO INVENT NEW TYPES OF
TECHNOLOGY.
JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIES.

A Computer says HELLO.

(trumpet fanfare)

The animation ends.

Mikaela says AND THERE YOU HAVE IT, PRACTICE
MAKES PER...
[school bell]
WHOOPS, SCHOOL'S BACK
IN SESSION.
BACK TO THE SHOW.

[plastic rattling]

Mikaela says HEY LOOK AT THIS
LITTLE GUY.

Foteini says THIS IS A ROBOT
VACUUM CLEANER.
NOW THAT YOU KNOW HOW COMPUTERS
LEARN I WANNA SHOW YOU
HOW THIS WORKS IN PRACTICE.

Mikaela says COOL I'M GONNA CALL HIM
MR. CLEAN.
BUT CLEANY FOR SHORT.

Foteini says CLEANY LEARNS BY EXPERIENCING
THE WORLD AROUND IT.
SO WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO NOW
IS GET IN THERE
AND NOTICE HOW THE ROBOT WILL
LEARN HOW TO AVOID YOU.

Mikaela says OKAY, CLEANY'S NOT GONNA SUCK ME
UP OR ANYTHING IS HE?

Foteini says WELL IT MAY.
NO, NO, NO I'M KIDDING.

Mikaela stops the robot using her leg and says MM. SORRY CLEANY.
HOW DOES CLEANY KNOW
TO AVOID ME?

Foteini says WELL THE ROBOT...

Mikaela says AH, CLEANY.

Foteini says OKAY CLEANY, SO CLEANY TAKES
PHOTOGRAPHS AS IT MOVES AROUND.
AND BY ANALYZING THESE
PHOTOGRAPHS IT UNDERSTANDS
WHAT IS AN OBSTACLE AND WHAT IS
NOT AN OBSTACLE.

Mikaela says WELL WHAT IF THE OBSTACLE
MOVES AROUND?

Foteini says WELL THAT WOULD MAKE IT A BIT
MORE DIFFICULT FOR CLEANY.

[vibrating machine]
[poof]

As a cartoon, Mikaela disappears and appears behind Cleany.

She says NA NA NA NA!

Back to normal, Mikaela says WHOOPS, SORRY CLEANY.
SO HOW DOES A DEMONSTRATION
LIKE THIS HELP
COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
LIKE YOU?

Foteini says SO IT TEACHES US HOW
COMPUTERS LEARN.
BY HAVING CLEANY GO AROUND AND
BUMPING INTO WALLS
AND YOU WE UNDERSTAND HOW
FAST IT LEARNS
TO AVOID THESE
OBSTACLES.

(muted trumpet)

Mikaela says SORRY CLEANY.
ONE OF THE NEATEST PARTS ABOUT
WORKING IN A COOL FIELD
LIKE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS
YOU MIGHT END UP
IN A CRAZY OFFICE LIKE THIS ONE.
WHERE YOU CAN DO LOTS
OF FUN THINGS.
LIKE...
BASKETBALL.

Mikaela catches a basket ball and shoots.
[crowd cheering]

Mikaela says CHESS.
CHECK MATE.

A Male Voice says SHHHHH!

Mikaela whispers SORRY.
Then, she says CHECK MATE.

Next, in a booth, she says TELEPHONE BOOTH.
[phone ring]
HELLO.

Now, Mikaela and Foteini walk past people working at computers.

Mikaela says I THINK I UNDERSTAND ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE NOW.
BUT HOW DO YOU TEACH A
COMPUTER TO LEARN?

Foteini says WELL COMPUTERS LEARN BASED ON
EXPERIENCES WHICH ARE DATA.
LIKE NUMBERS, IMAGES OR SOUNDS.
SO WE SHOW THE COMPUTERS A LOT
OF EXAMPLES OF SUCH DATA
AND THEY LEARN TO
RECOGNIZE PATTERNS.
AND THIS IS WHAT RESEARCHERS DO.
LIKE STELLA HERE.
STELLA IS WORKING ON FACIAL
RECOGNITION SOFTWARE.

Mikaela says HI STELLA.

Stella is in her twenties, with black hair. She wears a blue sweater.

Stella says HI MIKAELA.

Mikaela says I KNOW WHAT FACIAL RECOGNITION
IS BUT FOR MY FOLLOWERS AT HOME
COULD YOU EXPLAIN IT?

Stella says SURE, FACIAL RECOGNITION IS
BASICALLY TRAINING COMPUTERS
TO RECOGNIZE FACES IN IMAGES
AND VIDEO.

Mikaela says SOUNDS REALLY COOL.

Stella says DO YOU WANNA SEE HOW
IT WORKS?

Mikaela says YES.

Stella says FOLLOW ME.

Mikaela says OKAY.

Later, Mikaela looks at a big wall screen.

Stella says SO THIS IS OUR FACIAL
RECOGNITION SOFTWARE.

Mikaela says COOL.

Stella says FIRST WE NEED TO REGISTER YOU
IN THE DATABASE.

Mikaela says OKAY.

Stella says SO PLEASE LOOK
AT THE CAMERA.
SAY CHEESE.

Mikaela says CHEEEEESSSEEEE!
NOW WHAT?

Stella says NOW IT REGISTERED YOU.
LET'S SEE IF THE COMPUTER
CAN RECOGNIZE YOU.

Mikaela appears on the screen.

Mikaela says HEY THERE'S ME!
YEAH! YOU KNOW ME,
YOU KNOW ME!

In a animation, a computer says HELLO MIKAELA.

Mikaela says WHAT ARE THOSE RED DOTS ON
MY FACE FOR?

Stella says SO THE COMPUTER ACTUALLY TRACKS
THE FEATURES ON YOUR FACE
LIKE YOUR EARS, YOUR NOSE AND
YOUR EYES.
AND THEN IT MOVES WHILE YOU
MOVE YOUR FACE.

Mikaela says HOW DOES THIS WORK IN
THE REAL WORLD?

Stella says GOOD QUESTION. THERE ARE SO MANY
WAYS YOU CAN USE
FACIAL RECOGNITION.
FOR EXAMPLE YOU REPLACE A DOOR
GUARD WITH THIS SOFTWARE.

Mikaela says WHAT HAPPENS IF I CHANGE
UP MY LOOK?

Mikaela pops up wearing sunglasses and a big moustache.

Mikaela says LET'S SEE IF THE COMPUTER
RECOGNIZES ME.

Stella says SEE IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE
YOU ANYMORE.

Mikaela says NOPE.
IS IT THE MUSTACHE OR
SOMETHING?
COME ON COMPUTER
WHAT IS IT?
IS IT MY MUSTACHE?

Stella says WELL I DON'T THINK THE COMPUTER
CAN RECOGNIZE YOU
WITH THAT MUSTACHE.
BUT I LIKE IT.

Mikaela says THANKS STELLA.

Back at her studio, Mikaela says ARE YOU READY CLASS?
[computer beeps]
EXCELLENT, THEN LET'S BEGIN.
OHHH, IS THAT APPLE FOR ME?
OH THANK YOU CLASS.

An apple comes flying out of her laptop.

Mikaela catches it and says LOOKS LIKE MY COMPUTER IS
GETTING SMARTER.
SO MAYBE THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO
WHEN I'M OLDER.
OR MAYBE SOMETHING ELSE.
JUST ANOTHER STEP ON MY QUEST TO
LEARN WHAT I'LL BE...
WHEN I GROW UP!

[apple crunch]
She takes a bite.

Music plays as the end credits roll.

Directed by Johnny Mitchell.

Produced by Francis Mitchell and David Mitchell.

Host, Mikaela Blake.

Executive producer, Rick Bergmann.

Produced in association with TVO Kids.

Logo: Canada Media Fund.

Logo: Shaw Rocket Fund.

Logo: Bell Fund.

Logo: Riverbank Pictures.