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Artificial intelligence is one the hottest topics in technology these days, but few understand the key concepts behind it. This course will introduce you to the ways in which machines think like humans. You will also develop an understanding of some of the ethical implications of AI along with a summary of the past, present, and future of this groundbreaking field.
Participants who will attend the full course will receive a City Lit certificate of attendance electronically for their CV or CPD records. The certificate will show your name, course title and dates of the course you have attended.
What will we cover?
Definitions – What are the key AI terms?
History of AI – How did we get here?
Mechanics – How does AI work?
The State of the Art – What's possible now?
Ethics – What are some of the pitfalls and concerns?
The Future – Where is AI going?
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
List key milestones in the history of AI
List examples of start-of-the-art AI algorithms and explain how they work
Debate some of the ethical issues associated with the use of AI
Programme some example code for an AI algorithm
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
The course is introductory, so no skills needed. All levels welcome.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
The session will consist of interactive lectures, technology demonstrations, and lots of open discussion. No homework is expected outside of class.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
There are no other costs.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
City Lit offers a variety of progression courses in this subject area. Please click here to view our Programming courses and click here to view our web development courses. Disclaimer: Use of Third-Party Software This course might require you to either use your own personal account or create an account for the purposes of this course. City Lit cannot accept any responsibility for any failings of the third party or provide technical support. Whilst using the software you will be responsible for abiding by the providers terms and conditions and maintaining your own work.
Marc is an American software engineer based in London. His mission is building tools, tutorials, and online courses to help make computing, mathematics, and data science more accessible and more inclusive. Marc holds a Master of Engineering degree in Computer Science from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Rutgers University. He has over 40 years of experience as a professional software developer and engineering manager at Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, and Google. Marc is a regular conference speaker and has taught, as an instructor or guest lecturer, at the University of Washington, University College London, Oxford University, London School of Economics, Howard University, University of Edinburgh, University of Exeter, and University of Surrey, among other institutions. Marc holds three patents and co-authored an O'Reilly book on Google Compute Engine. Marc's primary interests are Python Programming, Applied Mathematics, Web Development, Machine Learning/AI, Data Science, and Cloud Computing.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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