certificate of completion (US$49 on Coursera (about A$70), or DeepLearning.AI PRO)
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Summary
Andrew Ng's non-technical course on what AI can and cannot do, how AI projects run and how a company can build its AI capability. It is the most widely taken business-focused AI primer and suits managers who need to spot sensible AI opportunities.
A plain-language introduction to what AI is, how it solves problems and how machine learning and neural networks work, with no programming or heavy maths. It closes by looking at what AI means for jobs and society. One of the most widely taken free AI courses in the world.
Objectives
Use core AI terms such as machine learning and deep learning correctly
Judge realistically what AI can and cannot do
Spot opportunities to apply AI in your organisation
Understand how machine learning and data science projects run
Work with technical teams to shape an AI strategy
Think through the ethical and social side of AI
Explain what AI is and is not, and how it relates to nearby fields
Describe how AI searches for solutions and handles uncertainty using probability
Tell the main types of machine learning apart and give examples
Outline how neural networks are built and what they are good at
Judge claims about AI in the news more critically
Discuss the likely social and workplace effects of AI
Things to know
Recorded before the generative AI boom; pair with Generative AI for Everyone
Coursera free access is now a preview of the first module only; take it free on deeplearning.ai instead
US-centric examples
Account sign-up required
Provider estimates 4 to 8 hours per part across 6 parts, so total time is about 24 to 48 hours
Content predates much of the generative AI wave, so it covers foundations rather than tools like ChatGPT
ECTS credits only available through the Open University of the University of Helsinki
Free account needed to track progress and get the certificate
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