Artificial Intelligence: Teaching Machines to think like Humans

Artificial intelligence (AI) has arrived. With it, nearly every aspect of modern society has been disrupted. From the simplicity of a spam filter to the complexity of driving, from the originality of composing music to the technicality of medical diagnosis, and from the scale of running a search engine to the personalization of movie recommendations, AI is transforming our everyday lives.

The goal of this course is for students to gain an understanding of what artificial intelligence is and how to train intelligent systems to efficiently perform specific tasks. This course will cover a variety of topics in modern artificial intelligence including machine learning, data science, and programming. Students will develop theoretical proficiency in AI – learning the strengths and weaknesses of several powerful algorithms. Students will also develop programming proficiency through practice implementing these algorithms on real-world datasets using the Python programming language. By the end of the course, students will not only be able to launch deeper into the exciting field of artificial intelligence, but they will also be able to leverage their new skills to address and solve real-world problems in areas spanning business, politics, culture, science, and society.