Artificial Intelligence: An Overview

'Artificial Intelligence: An Overview' is an online course on AI by the Polytechnic University of Milan. An introduction to AI for non-technical people, this course will help you go from 0 to AI in under 8 hours. 

Fully self-paced and available entirely online, the course is ideal for anyone, interested in exploring AI from scratch, and understanding more about the theory behind the technology. 

Topics 

• History of AI: from the ideas that led to the birth of AI as a concept, to the first goals and tasks. 
• AI today: what is the current reality in the field? How has the technology grown? And why does it seem that all of a sudden, it is everywhere around us? 
• AI Research Areas: what are the key techniques and methodologies that underpin AI? Learn about AI cognition and perception and dig deeper into some of the challenges that are emerging as policymakers are establishing regulatory frameworks. 
• AI and National Strategies: why do we need national strategies on AI? The European Union is a leader in this field, and other counties are following suit. Discover how the AI landscape looks like in China and the US, compared to Europe. 

Learning outcomes

• Find out more about AI from its start as a blueprint with the famous Turing test to the numerous applications of the technology today. 
• Explore the different fields of thought that have shaped how the international community has responded to AI. 
• Understand the taxonomy of know-how in AI and list most common techniques, software, and hardware methodologies. 
• Compare and contrast international strategies on AI and draw observations from one country to the next.