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AF-101

What Is Artificial Intelligence?

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Explain to anyone what AI is, how the assistants work, where AI already sits in your life, and how to judge a claim about it.

Start hereStart here if you are new to AI. No technical background. A free account on any AI assistant is enough for every practice.

8 hours total5 Chapters20 Lessons1 ExamsFREE
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Every day we scan the latest information in every field. We share with you what we think is a change as we go through regular course curriculum work, so it's the most current thing possible.

Nothing in the news has changed what this course teaches. The daily scan last checked it on ; when something does change, a dated note with sources appears here.

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Take a position on What Is Artificial Intelligence?. The AI counselor argues the other side, asks you questions back, and cites a source for every fact it states. Sources listed under a reply are the pages it actually found; if none are listed, it is arguing from reasoning only. It is an AI and it can be wrong: check the sources.

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    Course Syllabus

    8h total

    Practice

    1. Ask an AI assistant to define itself; rewrite its answer in your own words in one sentence.
    2. List three things it does better than you and three you do better than it.
    3. Pick one news headline about AI and label it narrow or general.

    Check

    In two sentences, why is 'the AI understands me' both true and misleading?

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    Questions about this course

    Is this course really free?
    Yes. There is no account, tuition or card. Current University is not accredited and gives no degrees, credit or certificates.
    How long does it take?
    About 8 hours across 5 chapters and 20 lessons, at your own pace.
    What do I need before I start?
    Start here if you are new to AI. No technical background. A free account on any AI assistant is enough for every practice.
    Can I ask questions or disagree with the course?
    Yes. The course has an AI counselor that takes the other side, asks you questions back and lists the sources it used.