Introduction to AI
Gain essential AI understanding and practical skills to use in both your personal and professional lives.
Introduction to AI
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Subtitles: English
Duration: 40 mins
Retakes: N/A
Overview
A free short course from The Digital College that explains AI concepts, models, uses, limitations, and practical applications.
By the end of our Introduction to AI course, you will be able to:
- Explain in simple terms what AI is
- Summarise the main concepts and terms
- Describe how the most common type of AI models is created
- Demonstrate how to use one or more AI applications
Course Syllabus
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Course Introduction
AI is transforming everyday life and industries by enabling breakthroughs in science, improving services, and raising big questions about the future. This unit sets the stage for understanding what AI is and why it matters.
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What is AI?
AI refers to computer systems that mimic human intelligence. It has evolved from early concepts like the Turing Test to modern breakthroughs such as ChatGPT, making AI accessible to everyone.
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AI Programmes: A Closer Look
Most AI systems use neural networks inspired by the human brain. These models learn by adjusting weights and biases through training, and large-scale versions like LLMs power tools such as ChatGPT.
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Generative AI
Generative AI creates new content—text, images, music, and more—based on prompts. It’s widely used in business for tasks like presentations, data analysis, and creative work, and is evolving toward Agentic AI for autonomous task execution.
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Using AI Models
AI models differ in training data, fine-tuning, cost, and accuracy. Techniques like better prompts, reinforcement learning, and expert models improve performance, but issues like bias, transparency, and trust remain.
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A Worked Example: Write my CV
This unit demonstrates practical AI use by creating and refining a CV with tools like Claude, showing how AI can format documents and assist with job applications.
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Introduction to AI
Gain essential AI understanding and practical skills to use in both your personal and professional lives.
£0.00
+ VAT
