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Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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IBM's wide, accessible survey of AI on Coursera: what AI is, the difference between machine learning and deep learning, and how AI shows up in everyday products and industries. It is beginner-friendly and non-technical, with light hands-on exposure. A good orientation course rather than a route to building AI yourself.
Good for: A broad, beginner-friendly overview of AI and its applications.
Less suitable if: You want to build models or learn the maths and coding.
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) from IBM gives a wide, accessible survey of the field: what AI is, the difference between machine learning and deep learning, and how AI shows up in everyday products and industries. It also touches the parts people often skip — bias, ethics, and the realities of adopting AI at work.
What you'll learn
Define AI and its main subfields
Distinguish machine learning from deep learning
Identify real-world applications across industries
Understand key concepts like neural networks at a high level
Recognise issues of bias, ethics, and AI adoption
Try AI tools without writing code
This course includes
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Certificate
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Mobile access
English
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What it costs
Free to audit on Coursera. A certificate needs a Coursera subscription (about $49/month) or Coursera Plus, with financial aid available.
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Rav Ahuja
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Taught by Rav Ahuja and IBM's Skills Network team, who run many of IBM's popular entry-level data and AI courses. The style is practical and survey-oriented, aimed at newcomers rather than engineers.