Late last year, AmaÂzon announced AI Ready, a new iniÂtiaÂtive “designed to proÂvide free AI skills trainÂing to 2 milÂlion peoÂple globÂalÂly by 2025.” This includes eight free AI and genÂerÂaÂtive AI coursÂes, some designed for beginÂners, and othÂers designed for more advanced stuÂdents.
As the Wall Street JourÂnal podÂcast notes above, AmaÂzon creÂatÂed the AI Ready iniÂtiaÂtive with three goals in mind: 1) to increase the overÂall numÂber of peoÂple in the workÂforce who have a basic underÂstandÂing of AI, 2.) to comÂpete with Microsoft and othÂer big comÂpaÂnies for AI talÂent, and 3.) to expose a large numÂber of peoÂple to AmaÂzon’s AI sysÂtems.
For those new to AI, you may want to explore these AI Ready coursÂes:
- IntroÂducÂtion to GenÂerÂaÂtive AI: Art of the PosÂsiÂble: This course proÂvides an introÂducÂtion to genÂerÂaÂtive AI, its appliÂcaÂtions, and need-to-know conÂcepts, like founÂdaÂtion modÂels.
- IntroÂducÂtion to Machine LearnÂing — Art of the PosÂsiÂble: This digÂiÂtal course is designed to help busiÂness deciÂsion makÂers underÂstand the funÂdaÂmenÂtals of machine learnÂing (ML).
- GenÂerÂaÂtive AI LearnÂing Plan for DeciÂsion MakÂers: A three-course series covÂerÂing how to plan a genÂerÂaÂtive AI project and build a genÂerÂaÂtive AI–ready orgaÂniÂzaÂtion.
- IntroÂducÂtion to AmaÂzon CodeÂWhisÂperÂer: This short course teachÂes parÂticÂiÂpants how to use Amazon’s AI code genÂerÂaÂtor, which proÂduces whole lines of code.
You can find more inforÂmaÂtion (includÂing more free coursÂes) on this AI Ready page. We have othÂer free AI coursÂes listÂed in the RelatÂeds below.
Note: Until FebÂruÂary 1, 2024, CoursÂera is runÂning a speÂcial deal where you can get $200 off of CoursÂera Plus and gain unlimÂitÂed access to coursÂes & cerÂtifiÂcates, includÂing a lot of coursÂes on AI. Get details here.
RelatÂed ConÂtent
A New Course TeachÂes You How to Tap the PowÂers of ChatÂGÂPT and Put It to Work for You
GenÂerÂaÂtive AI for EveryÂone: A Free Course from AI PioÂneer Andrew Ng