AI 101
AI 101 is a self-paced online course delivered by MIT OpenCourseWare. It is free, the provider does not state how long it takes, and does not award a credential.
- Relevance to work
- 1.2 / 3
- Cost and access
- 2 / 2
- Provider
- 2 / 2
- Credential
- 0.3 / 1.5
- Currency
- 1.5 / 1.5
- Total
- 7 / 10
Provider learner rating: Not published by the provider
Key facts
| Cost | FreeFree, openly licensed (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). No sign-up. |
|---|---|
| Time | Time not stated (provider stated) |
| Level | Beginner |
| Format | self-paced online |
| Prerequisites | none |
| Credential | No credential |
| Open to | Worldwide |
| Free in | Worldwide |
| Content written for | Any country |
| Last checked | 2026-09-29 |
Topics:AI basics
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
Summary
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.
You will be able to
- 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
Modules
- Machine vision
- Data wrangling
- Reinforcement learning
- Hands-on algorithm training activity
Who it suits
Complete beginners who want a short, free taste of how AI works from MIT, with no account needed.
Who is behind it
- Delivered by
- MIT (Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; instructor Brandon Leshchinskiy)
- Hosted on
- MIT OpenCourseWare (ocw.mit.edu), part of MIT Open Learning
- Funded by
- Not stated
- Partners
- Not stated
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Questions
- Is AI 101 (MIT) free?
- Yes. It is free as at our last check. Free, openly licensed (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). No sign-up.
- How long does it take?
- The provider does not state how long it takes.
- Do you get a certificate?
- No. It does not award a credential.
- Who is it for?
- Complete beginners who want a short, free taste of how AI works from MIT, with no account needed.
- Can I take it from outside Australia?
- Yes. It is open worldwide. It is free in: Worldwide.
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