Microsoft and LinkedIn have made available a free Generative AI course available via LinkedIn Learning. The course provides an introduction to AI. Completing the course and taking a free exam will grant you a free professional certificate in generative AI from Microsoft. Course content is just under 4 hours.
Discover the skills needed to apply generative AI in your career. Learn the core concepts of artificial intelligence and generative AI functionality.
Develop an understanding of generative AI models.
Learn the ethical considerations of using generative AI.
Explore the impact of generative AI tools.
The course has five instructional videos.
The training videos include:
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
What is Generative AI?
Generative AI: The Evolution of Thoughtful Online Search
Whether you work in film, marketing, healthcare, automobile, or real-estate, generative AI is changing the way your job is executed, and those who adapt early will reap its benefits sooner. All professions will be affected by generative AI. Its invention can be compared to the invention of photography, a true creative revolution. If you want to be part of the leaders that are advancing this revolution, this course can get you started on your learning journey.
In this course, generative AI expert Pinar Seyhan Demirdag covers the basics of generative AI, with topics including what it is, how it works, how to create your own content, different types of models, future predictions, and ethical implications.
For years, we’ve relied on search engines like Google and Bing to help us navigate the ever-evolving internet. But now that reasoning engines like Chat-GPT have come onto the scene, how can you prepare for the future of online search? In this course, instructor Ashley Kennedy shows you how to get up to speed with the key distinctions and best practices of using reasoning engines that leverage generative AI.
Learn more about the core concepts of generative AI-driven reasoning engines and how they differ from search engine strategy. Along the way, Ashley interviews subject matter experts and offers easy-to-follow advice on how to harness the power of prompt engineering with thoughtful search strategies that help account for the nuances of language, tone, qualifiers, and more.
Learn how Bing Chat can perform a wide variety of tasks and help you streamline your entire workflow, from generating ideas and summarizing data to solving common work problems such as planning itineraries, scheduling, and communicating with coworkers. Follow along with Jess as she explains how to boost your productivity using Bing Chat, beginning with a quick primer on how chat AI tools function, then diving into how to put them to work for you. By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to perform robust online searches, generate ideas and compose text, automate your work, fact-check the results, and more.
The amazing potential and opportunity of Generative AI has also brought ethical concerns. How can you address these concerns effectively as you deploy tools and products powered by generative AI? In this course, expert Vilas Dhar equips designers and decision makers to better understand and act on the emerging ethical risks and considerations of generative artificial intelligence. Get a solid introduction to the ethical concerns around generative AI, then learn how to use a framework of ethical analysis to address these concerns. Plus, explore ways you can prepare your organization to address ethics in AI across all stakeholders from technology to C-Suite leaders.
Computer scientists are just a small slice of people working in artificial intelligence. Most of the people working in AI are project managers, product managers, directors, and executives. People just like you. This course helps you grasp key concepts in artificial intelligence. You’ll see how AI can enhance your products, life, and career. AI has been around for over half a century. Even with its huge strides, the core ideas in machine learning and neural networks are still accessible.
This course is designed for project managers, product managers, directors, executives, and students starting a career in AI. Get a high-level overview of the top tools in the field. First, see what it means for a system to display “intelligence.” Then, learn algorithms and techniques involved in machine learning, artificial neural networks, and deep learning. Once simplified, AI looks less like magic and more like an exciting new set of technology tools.
Learning objectives
List the distinctions between symbolic systems and machine learning.
Identify challenges in natural language processing.
Define the various types of machine learning.
Explain the importance of algorithms in machine learning.
Determine conditions in which using artificial intelligence is appropriate.
Review the differences between artificial intelligence and machine learning that impact business decisions.
completed the exam but couldn't find the certificate? (edited)
alloration
that’s isn’t the final exam, that’s the exam from the last course. the exam is available once you watch the vids fully and complete all quizzes
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djukkers
anybody aware of anything else free from Microsoft courses? there were couple some time ago, but haven't seen any recently
Joseph_MitchellxXB
Keep an eye out in November or October I can't remember which, Microsoft normally run a skills month where you can opt in to 1 of about 10 courses, I've previously got exam entries to az-305 and sc-200 in those months.
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clasper1987
anyone got the answers to the 40-question exam
thisismyalias
Bro do the course…
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SPLE22
At a stage in my life where is really really tough to study. I have a toddler and physically exhausted. I value family life. But my head wants a career change. Help
BrightLights1969
Nothing is too late and have a look at the Microsoft Learn courses which are free (need a Microsoft account).
It will help you decide if there is a particular area of IT you like. (well if that's the area of interest 🤷)
I have three kids and it's hard, but 30 minutes here and there will help.
Just do it, you won't regret it
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Youngflyer16
4hrs of my life...worth adding to my Human CV
sarah_collier
Felt like it took longer. Fair amount of information to noobs like myself.
Ev3nstar
Hot if you just want to tick a box - nothing will make me sign up for the data mine that is LinkedIn just to get a gold star for my CV. Employers will lap it up though.
intime
So the data mine that is hukd is tolerable?
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ruheluddin86
How difficult was the exam? Do I need to take any notes for revision? I’ve watched first video and it looks good so far!
sarah_collier
I failed first time and scored 70 on second attempt.
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Daves_mate
Do I really have to have a LinkedIn in accnt for this? I don't even have a current CV to upload. Can I just create a very simple almost blank LinkedIn account (no cv upload etc) and get on this course?
Fahzz_
Yes, you just need an account but nothing fancy on it.
richardoc
This is a lot of corporate propaganda from Microsoft.... The final (longest) course is a good high level explanation of what the techniques mean. Still might be a useful introduction for folks, but do be aware it's Microsoft trying to sell Edge, Bing and OpenAI (that they've invested heavily in) rather than a course to actually teach you
ALW_
Yes is a marketing course that biases Microsoft tools.
wrihfowlh
Cheers OP🔥
Chanchi32
Author
no problem
Poospoon
Can AI do the course for me?
Crowberry
Yes as long as you feed in the questions clearly and concisely with enough context (Pass)
javic
Plot twist: the course instructor is an AI generated avatar /s
andylol
Synthesia has entered the chat.
xtrem3x
Posting here to remind myself to come back to this thread earlier in the day and not when I'm about to go to bed. Free courses like this are always a win and definitely worth doing
ryan_wason
Eww
Krackedupsidethehead
Such marketing bull, they refer to it as generative ai, yet that hasn't been proven to have been achieved yet (at least according to the leading voices on the subject)
sarah_collier
Surely it's generating something. Other people's work for a start
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Crowberry
Started the course and then LinkedIn restricted my account so I can’t complete the course nor access my certificates. No idea why. Responded to verification requests but no joy. (edited)
csopihu
Same happened with me
bobbyj1984
Took the AI course but it all it said I was an inferior species and they had already deployed a T-800 to my house when i logged in, whatever that means.
Passed first time with 80% (without using AI or other exploits) and studied over a series of three or four days to coincide with my schedule.
My advice to anyone taking this with significant anxiety is to write down the explanation of model terms and examples given to help you grasp the concepts. The final exam expects you to have absorbed this knowledge throughout and gives you lots of role-play questions with the expectancy that you understand the definitions taught to you via the videos in-length.
I feel I could have scored higher if I used a notebook to jot some terms down to help refresh my memory as it's a lot to retain. Nice to have this on my CV. Hope it opens some more career doors for me. (edited)
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It will help you decide if there is a particular area of IT you like. (well if that's the area of interest 🤷)
I have three kids and it's hard, but 30 minutes here and there will help.
Just do it, you won't regret it
I’ve watched first video and it looks good so far!
The final (longest) course is a good high level explanation of what the techniques mean.
Still might be a useful introduction for folks, but do be aware it's Microsoft trying to sell Edge, Bing and OpenAI (that they've invested heavily in) rather than a course to actually teach you
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Passed first time with 80% (without using AI or other exploits) and studied over a series of three or four days to coincide with my schedule.
My advice to anyone taking this with significant anxiety is to write down the explanation of model terms and examples given to help you grasp the concepts. The final exam expects you to have absorbed this knowledge throughout and gives you lots of role-play questions with the expectancy that you understand the definitions taught to you via the videos in-length.
I feel I could have scored higher if I used a notebook to jot some terms down to help refresh my memory as it's a lot to retain. Nice to have this on my CV. Hope it opens some more career doors for me. (edited)