Understanding and Using AI

This class will present a comprehensive introduction to AI, including generative AI capabilities and tools. The material will cover the basic principles of machine learning and clearly demonstrate how machine learning methods work, their incredible capabilities and potential, and their limitations and risks. It will discuss common AI applications and use cases, how these are evolving and expanding, and possible future directions in AI. The presenters will cover theory while also presenting examples and showing demos to illustrate how machine learning-based AI methods are being used in numerous areas of business and daily life, sometimes transparently. The content does not require mathematics or programming expertise–all principles will be explained at a high level as well–but the pace will be brisk and such understanding would be helpful. The class will be 2.5 hours with a break at the halfway point.

If you are considering a career switch into AI, evaluating whether AI can enhance your company or organization, or just want to understand how the AI in your life–from Siri/Hey Google/Alexa to smartphone facial recognition, from Netflix/Amazon recommendations to ChatGPT– works, and sometimes doesn’t, this class is for you. This class is open to all and is being offered for free via the Austin Forum on Technology & Society by Vizias, which provides staff to execute the Austin Forum on Technology & Society. The instructors–Luke Wilson, Adnan Khaleel, and Jay Boisseau–have over 75 years of combined experience in HPC, AI, and other areas of computing, including research, development, deployment, and education.

COST: Free

LOCATION: Capital Factory

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