FemSTEM Explores What’s Next in Tech with AWS Korea

February 6, 2025
 

Amazon Web Services (AWS) product development information below is shared by AWS Korea.

FemSTEM is a group of female high school students interested in promoting STEM, mentoring younger students, and learning about STEM applications in different fields. When Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud, proposed a field trip for FemSTEM students to participate in sessions centered on AI technology and products, FemSTEM sponsor Kelly Chang said absolutely. AI readiness is part of our students’ professional future. Meeting with AWS solutions architects, developers, and AI specialists was a fantastic opportunity for our students. 

FemSTEM students were curious about AI development. Some expressed concern or skepticism about how AI might affect the world. But Joanne says that learning about the AI tools below opened her eyes to the potential of AI. 
 

At AWS students got a chance to explore Amazon Q, PartyRock, and AWS Internet of Things (IoT). A main focus of the sessions was to demonstrate how AWS is developing AI that can meet the everyday needs of people and businesses:

• Amazon Q is an AI assistant that combines advanced coding capabilities, business intelligence, and customer service features to accelerate software development tasks by up to 80% and automate complex workflows across popular business applications.
• PartyRock is a no-code AI application builder powered by Amazon Bedrock, AWS’s generative AI service. This hands-on experience demonstrated how AI applications can be built and customized without programming knowledge, democratizing AI development.
• AWS IoT collects, stores, and analyzes sensor data from smart building systems. Data can be difficult to understand. AWS IoT works with AI services to transform sensor data into clear language explanations.

Claire left AWS thinking about the direction AI research can go. A large language model (LLM) like ChatGPT works with information already published on the internet. Claire sees ethical promise in creating AI functions that more closely mimic the human brain – providing nuance rather than automation of thought. 

FemSTEM students also reflected on potential career paths and skills they want to develop. “As students we all have aspiring careers, yet most of the time we know little about what those roles actually do in the context of real industries,” Yoon says. Interacting with AWS AI applications motivated her to brainstorm ways she can improve the communities she is part of through technology. 
 

Amy agrees that the visit to AWS prompted new ideas for the future. For a long time, her dream profession was “scientist” – but think about how many different ways a person can be a scientist! “Conversations at AWS led me to reflect on my potential career path and what it is that I really want to do in the STEM field,” Amy says. 

KIS seeks opportunities for our students to explore AI possibilities and their own skills development as the demand for AI applications continues to grow. Connections to places like AWS help our students design their future.