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DetailAI LiteracyTAFE NSW Introduction to AI
ProviderIBMTAFE NSW
Our rating4.14.6
CostFreeFree
Time4 hours2.5 hours
LevelBeginnerBeginner
Credentialdigital badge (Credly etc) (free)certificate of completion (free)
Open toWorldwideAustralia
Free inWorldwideAustralia
Content written forAny countryAustralia
SummaryA short, plain-language IBM introduction to how AI learns, how people and AI can work together, and the benefits, risks and ethics involved. It finishes with a hands-on task guiding an AI assistant through a simple business problem.A gentle, non-technical first look at what AI is, how machines learn from data and where AI shows up in everyday life and work. It was built with the National AI Centre and is the flagship course in the Australian Government's free AI scholarship program.
Objectives
  • Describe how AI systems learn and improve
  • Explain key AI concepts and enabling technologies
  • Weigh the benefits and risks of AI and discuss AI ethics
  • Guide an AI assistant to solve a simple business challenge
  • Explain in plain terms how AI systems learn from data
  • Recognise common AI uses such as computer vision and language processing
  • Use the core AI vocabulary with confidence
  • Weigh up the benefits, risks and challenges of AI
Things to know
  • Free SkillsBuild account required; course pages sit behind login
  • Pass mark of 80% on quizzes needed for the badge
  • Claim the badge in Credly using the same email address
  • Free price is a subsidy on a A$140 list price; no end date is published, so enrol while it shows A$0
  • Requires creating a TAFE NSW store account and checking out at A$0
  • Access expires 4 months after enrolment
  • This course's own store page does not mention a certificate; the bundle page and sibling courses state a certificate of completion is issued after all modules and the feedback activity
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