What is AI?
A conceptual introduction to artificial intelligence for non-technical staff. What AI is, the three families of AI, a short history, how AI learns from data, where AI already shows up at work, what AI can and cannot do, and how to build your personal mental model for thinking clearly about AI. No maths, no code, no prior knowledge needed. A 7-day email course grounded in Russell and Norvig 2020, Long and Magerko 2020, Bender et al. 2021, Stanford HAI 2026, and Ng et al. 2021.
What is AI?
A conceptual introduction to artificial intelligence for non-technical staff. What AI is, the three families of AI, a short history, how AI learns from data, where AI already shows up at work, what AI can and cannot do, and how to build your personal mental model for thinking clearly about AI. No maths, no code, no prior knowledge needed.
What You'll Learn
7 lessons · One per day
Lesson 1: What AI Actually Is
Lesson 2: The Three Families of AI
Lesson 3: A Short History of AI
Lesson 4: How AI Learns from Data
Lesson 5: Where AI Already Shows Up at Work
Lesson 6: What AI Can and Cannot Do
Lesson 7: Your Personal AI Mental Model
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