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AI-101

Foundations of AI

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Explain what AI is and is not, follow how a program searches and reasons, and tell a real capability from a marketing claim.

Start hereNo math beyond arithmetic and no code. If you want the non-technical tour first, take AF-101 and come back.

8 hours total5 Chapters20 Lessons1 ExamsFREE
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Take a position on Foundations of AI. 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. Write down three AI products you used this week (a map app, a spam filter, a chatbot).
    2. For each, label it narrow or general, and reactive or memory-based.
    3. Find one sentence of marketing for one of them and rewrite it as a plain description of what it does.

    Check

    In two sentences, why is every AI system in use today narrow AI, including the chatbots?

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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?
    No math beyond arithmetic and no code. If you want the non-technical tour first, take AF-101 and come back.
    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.