A recorded MIT workshop that introduces AI to people with little or no background, covering machine vision, data preparation and reinforcement learning. It includes a hands-on activity where you train a simple algorithm yourself.
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
Understand the basic ideas behind machine vision
See why preparing data matters for AI
Grasp how reinforcement learning works
Try training a simple algorithm hands-on
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
A single recorded workshop, not a full course
Recorded in 2021, before ChatGPT, so no generative AI content
No certificate
Length not stated by provider
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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