AI Fluency Sprint

Artificial intelligence is everywhere – but what do we actually mean when we say AI? We’ll begin with a very brief history of AI as a field of research so you can understand the origins of today’s cognitive technologies. Then we’ll explore the types of AI you might find in the world today and finally we’ll take a look under the hood at how modern AI works.

AI has a range of different capabilities, from predicting your arrival time on Google Maps to identifying cases of insurance fraud. This module outlines the AI capabilities stack: recognition, classification, prediction, recommendation, automation, generation, and interaction. We’ll explore how AI combines these capabilities to do some quite amazing things and then look at some of the real-world applications that flow from this. 

With such a wide range of capabilities, there are a few crucial things you’ll need to think about in order to get AI right. This isn’t just about strategy and operations: AI also needs to be fair, adaptable, explainable and reliable. This module will help you ensure your organisation deploys robust and ethical AI.

Now that you’ve got a solid understanding of the basics, it’s time to start thinking about how AI can be activated in your organisation. How will you approach artificial intelligence strategy in your organisation? You can achieve greatest strategic benefit by reimagining your product or organisation to take advantage of AI at scale. In this module we’ll look at re-imagining versus re-engineering, thinking about where to apply AI and how your organisation can derive value from your AI strategy.

Once you’ve got a strategy in place, it’s time to let the DOGS out: Deployment, Operation, Governance, and Scalability. We’ll explore the people needed to deploy AI in your organisation, from data scientists to IT specialists. You’ll learn about Machine Learning Operations, think about how AI sits in your organisation’s governance and how you can build data-literacy across your workforce.

You’ve developed an AI strategy and your operations are ready to roll: but what does that mean for your people? This module is all about integrated work design. It’s about asking what the future of work looks like in an organisation where people are assisted in their work by artificial intelligence. Most importantly, we’ll explore how your people can work with AI to create value.