Artificial Intelligence: An Overview
The MOOC will provide a non-technical overview of the artificial intelligence field. Initially, a discussion on the birth of AI is provided, remarking the seminal ideas and preliminary goals. Furthermore, the crucial weaknesses are presented and how these weaknesses have been circumvented. Then, the current state of AI is presented, in terms of goals, importance at national level, and strategies. Moreover, the taxonomy of the AI topics is presented.
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This MOOC is one of the MOOCs of the series titled “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence”, aimed at providing technical and non-technical, including historical and political, notions on artificial intelligence. The series investigates why artificial intelligence is nowadays considered the most disruptive enabling technologies up to at least 2050 and gives basic groundings for a preliminary approach to the area. It also deepens ethical issues and national strategies.
From the birth of AI to recent achievements: how and why AI has become worldwide one of the most important enabling technologies.
| Provided By | Politecnico di Milano
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| Type of provider | HE Institution |
| Provided at | pok.polimi.it |
| Learning opportunity type | MOOC |
| Language | en |
| Home page | https://www.pok.polimi.it/courses?search_query=AI101 |
| Start date | 2021-08-30 |
| End date | 2022-03-27 |
| Duration | 7 |
| Workload in hours | 10 |
| Admission procedure | Open to all |
| Price details | You can access the course absolutely free of charge and completely online. |
| Assessments | To successfully complete this course, and henceforth receive the certificate of accomplishment, it is necessary to pass the quiz with 60%. |
| Type of credential | Certificate of participation |
| ISCEDF Code | 061 - Information and Communication Technologies |
| Education subject | 061 Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) |
| Learning settings | non formal learning |
| Learning outcome | |
| Learning outcome | Artificial Intelligence – LO – Explain the need Explain the need for national strategies on AI |
| Related skill | http://data.europa.eu/esco/isced-f/0619 http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/42cb7669-c371-4903-9c0b-13db67b2e4bb http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/e465a154-93f7-4973-9ce1-31659fe16dd2 |
| Learning outcome | Artificial Intelligence – LO – Explain the seminal Explain the seminal ideas leading to the birth of AI, the major difficulties and how the international community overtook them |
| Related skill | http://data.europa.eu/esco/isced-f/0619 http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/42cb7669-c371-4903-9c0b-13db67b2e4bb http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/e465a154-93f7-4973-9ce1-31659fe16dd2 |
| Learning outcome | Artificial Intelligence – LO – Identify Identify the major Italian and European players on AI and their scope |
| Related skill | http://data.europa.eu/esco/isced-f/0619 http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/42cb7669-c371-4903-9c0b-13db67b2e4bb http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/e465a154-93f7-4973-9ce1-31659fe16dd2 |
| Assessor type | artificial intelligence |
| Assessment format | automatic grading |
| Awarding opportunity | The Certificate of Accomplishment will be released to anyone who successfully completes the course by answering correctly to at least 60% of the questions by the end of the edition. You will be able to download the Certificate of Accomplishment directly on the website. Once you have successfully passed the course, you can request the Certificate of Accomplishment without waiting for the end of the edition. The Certificate of Accomplishment does not confer any academic credit, grade or degree. |
