Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming our world. Whether you’re a student, developer, or a technology consultant, understanding AI and knowing how to create AI powered applications can give you an edge in your career. This Professional Certificate is designed to arm you with the skills to work as an AI Application Developer. It will give you a firm understanding of AI, its applications, and its use cases. You will become familiar with IBM Watson AI services and APIs. Even if you have no programming background, you will be able to create AI driven chatbots as well as pick up practical Python skills to work with AI. The courses will also enable you to apply pre-built AI smarts to your products and solutions. A learner with no prior knowledge of AI will learn to design, build, and deploy AI-powered applications on the web. Rather than create complex AI algorithms and interfaces from scratch, learners will use IBM Watson AI services and APIs to create smart applications with minimal coding. By the end of this Professional Certificate, learners will complete several projects that showcase proficiency in applying AI and building AI powered solutions.
IBM Applied AI Professional Certificate
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There are 6 Courses in this Professional Certificate
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI)
In this course you will learn what Artificial Intelligence (AI) is, explore use cases and applications of AI, understand AI concepts and terms like machine learning, deep learning and neural networks. You will be exposed to various issues and concerns surrounding AI such as ethics and bias, & jobs, and get advice from experts about learning and starting a career in AI. You will also demonstrate AI in action with a mini project. This course does not require any programming or computer science expertise and is designed to introduce the basics of AI to anyone whether you have a technical background or not.
Getting Started with AI using IBM Watson
In this course you will learn how to quickly and easily get started with Artificial Intelligence using IBM Watson. You will understand how Watson works, become familiar with its use cases and real life client examples, and be introduced to several of Watson AI services from IBM that enable anyone to easily apply AI and build smart apps. You will also work with several Watson services to demonstrate AI in action. This course does not require any programming or computer science expertise and is designed for anyone whether you have a technical background or not.
Building AI Powered Chatbots Without Programming
This course will teach you how to create useful chatbots without the need to write any code. Leveraging IBM Watson's Natural Language Processing capabilities, you'll learn how to plan, implement, test, and deploy chatbots that delight your users, rather than frustrate them. True to our promise of not requiring any code, you'll learn how to visually create chatbots with Watson Assistant (formerly Watson Conversation) and how to deploy them on your own website through a handy WordPress plugin. Don't have a website? No worries, one will be provided to you. Chatbots are a hot topic in our industry and are about to go big. New jobs requiring this specific skill are being added every day, consultants demand premium rates, and the interest in chatbots is quickly exploding. Gartner predicts that by 2020, 85% of customer interactions with the enterprise will be through automated means (that's chatbots and related technologies). Here is your chance to learn this highly in demand set of skills with a gentle introduction to the topic that leaves no stone unturned.
Python for Data Science and AI
This introduction to Python will kickstart your learning of Python for data science, as well as programming in general. This beginner-friendly Python course will take you from zero to programming in Python in a matter of hours. Module 1 - Python Basics o Your first program o Types o Expressions and Variables o String Operations Module 2 - Python Data Structures o Lists and Tuples o Sets o Dictionaries Module 3 - Python Programming Fundamentals o Conditions and Branching o Loops o Functions o Objects and Classes Module 4 - Working with Data in Python o Reading files with open o Writing files with open o Loading data with Pandas o Numpy Finally, you will create a project to test your skills.
Instructors
Joseph Santarcangelo
Ph.D., Data Scientist at IBM
Yi Leng Yao
MSc., Data Scientist, Software Engineer
Sacchit Chadha
Software Engineer @ IBM | Rising Computer Science Senior @ UWaterloo
Rav Ahuja
AI and Data Science Program Director
Tanmay Bakshi
AI Evangelist & Watson Developer
Antonio Cangiano
Software Developer and Technical EvangelistAbout IBM
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can I just enroll in a single course?
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Is this course really 100% online? Do I need to attend any classes in person?
This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
How long does it take to complete the Specialization?
The Professional Certificate consists of 6 self-paced courses. Effort required to complete each course is 4-5 weeks if spending 2-4 hours per week. At this rate the entire specialization can be completed in 3-6 months.
What background knowledge is necessary?
This Professional Certificate is suitable for learners with both tech and non-tech background alike. The first 3 courses in the specialization do not require any programming. The final two courses require some knowledge of Python to build and deploy AI applications. For learners without any programming background, and introductory Python course is included.
Do I need to take the courses in a specific order?
It is highly recommended to complete the courses in the suggested order.
Will I earn university credit for completing the Specialization?
At this time there is no university credit for completing courses in this Professional Certificate.
What will I be able to do upon completing the Specialization?
Upon completing this specialization you will be able to:
- Understand what is AI, its applications & use cases, and how its transforming our lives
- Explain terms like Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Neural Networks
- Identify various Watson AI services from IBM and what they can be used for
- Narrate several applications and real life case studies involving Watson
- Describe how AI-powered chatbot technology works and its applications
- Create a customer support chatbot and deploy it to a website
- Practice basics of Python programming language using Jupyter notebooks
- Apply Python programming concepts for data science and AI
- Utilize multiple Watson AI services and APIs together to build smart applications
- Deploy speech enabled virtual assistants with domain intelligence to Facebook, etc.
- Explain what computer vision is and its applications
- Build and train custom image classifiers using Watson, Python and OpenCV
- Create an interactive computer vision web application and deploy it to the cloud
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