Artificial Intelligence: Distinguishing Between Fact and Fiction

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Free Online Course: Artificial Intelligence: Distinguishing Between Fact and Fiction provided by FutureLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2 weeks long, 3 hours a week. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from FutureLearn. Artificial Intelligence: Distinguishing Between Fact and Fiction is taught by Mark Elshaw.

Overview
  • Is artificial intelligence a reality or just marketing hype?

    On this two-week course, you will have the opportunity to explore artificial intelligence, how it’s perceived today and the differences between the hype, marketing and reality of AI.

    You will have the chance to examine Alan Turing’s scholarship following his codebreaking successes in World War II at Bletchley Park. You will also explore how John McCarthy coined the term ‘artificial intelligence (AI)’ and the current state of the art, including manufacturing and social robotics.

    This course is for anyone interested in artificial intelligence in psychology, philosophy and child development.

    Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.

Syllabus
    • Natural Intelligence
      • Welcome to Artificial Intelligence: Distinguishing Between Fact and Fiction
      • Unconscious bias
      • Historical perspectives
      • Biological perspectives
      • Cognitive perspectives
      • Computational perspectives
      • A summary of the week
    • Human Learning and Artificial Intelligence
      • Welcome back to Artificial Intelligence: Distinguishing Between Fact and Fiction
      • Imitation
      • Simulation
      • Current state-of-the-art (SOTA) in AI
      • A summary of the week