You can try involving students in discussion forums linked with the course topics and reward them for interaction. Also applications of AI in games and game-based approaches might be interesting to explore.

Bluntly speaking, "fun" is subjective - fun for some, may not be fun for others.

That said, I taught a few training classes on Infrastructure architecture (Information Technology) at corporate professional arena. The curriculum given to me to teach, nearly choked me – content was traditionally bound inside side out. Fortunately, I had the clout to redefined the content utilizing my experience and how others understand Infrastructure. The course was a hit among the consultants/student, they were fully engaged and confidant on what they learned. Some of them commented, “I never thought of infrastructure from this or that perspective – as outlined in the content.

The point I’m trying to make is, content and its presentation/approach must ignite curiosity to learn, and allow your students to question in any which way. Students will instantly recognize you as the subject matter expert – irrelevant if you already are, thus will become the trusted mentor who leads the students in their curiosity to personalize their understanding of each concept that you may teach under the banner of AI.

I achieved this state by putting myself in the mindset of the consultants/students and utilized my in dept knowledge to create the content and the approach to the presentation, delivering success!

It may not be an easy undertaking but if you are successful this approach, the resulting students may be the best in breed for what you presented in AI.

Hope this helps!