Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- Why AI is so important and what is the 'Fourth Industrial Revolution'
- Definition & Overview of AI
- Demystification of the adjacent trends of AI, Big Data, & IoT
Course Overview
There is no doubt Artificial Intelligence (AI) will transform all industries. In the tech industry, it already has. But where do you begin to understand this new, disruptive technology? Machine Learning, Nature Language Processing, Big Data — these terms need to be demystified, and given concrete applications.
This six-week online course provides you with a core understanding of the adoption and integration of AI. You will gain insights into practical use cases and business applications of AI, and build the skills needed to define an AI opportunity, determine why it is valuable, source the relevant data, and evaluate success.
Why choose this course?
What to Expect
- Latest Trends and Use Cases: This workshop will delve into the latest trends and use cases to show you current and future applications of AI;
- Practical Impact: This workshop will give you practical tools to develop a clear strategy based on value creation through AI solutions;
- The Full Lifecycle: From strategy to implementation, you will have the understanding to launch and lead your AI project or strategy with success.
Is it for you?
- Leaders & managers who want to gain clarity on the bigger picture of AI in business and how to lead their teams through AI integration;
- Strategists who want to drive competitive advantage in their organisation;
- Innovators seeking inspiration for change in their organisation, to drive market-leading experiences
Programme Modules
- Module 1 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- Module 2 - Creating a Strategy & Idenfifying Opportunities
- Module 3 - Executing your Strategy & Creating AI Applications
- Module 4 - AI Inside the Organisation
- Module 5 - AI and Society: Navigating the New World
Programme Details
Module 1
Module 2
Creating a Strategy & Identifying Opportunities
- The key elements to consider in developing an AI strategy
- Is the value of AI accessible to your enterprise now?
- AI inspiration - our case study library will show you what's already possible
Module 3
Executing your Strategy & Creating AI Applications
- The three steps for corporate adoption of AI
- The 5 steps to create a machine learning application
- Development approaches
- Data as the vital basis of AI
- Infrastructure: how to manage big data and ensure your approach is scalable
Module 4
AI Inside the Organisation
- Internal communication: how to guide the board, manage expectations and obstacles to be aware of
- AI Talent
- Ways of working with AI
Module 5
AI and Society: Navigating the New World
- The History of AI: a journey of thousands of years to reach the future
- The Future of AI
Course Director
Ed Day
Data Scientist & University Lecturer
Ed Day is an expert in AI and Machine Learning with over thirty years’ technical consulting experience. Since 2006, he has been a Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University, where he also managed Big Data computing projects combining Machine Learning, Hadoop and Spark technologies. He has worked in a range of industries across both the public and private sectors, from financial institutions including American Express, to the Arizona Department of Corrections.