Elements of AI

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Template:Infobox website Elements of AI is a massive open online course (MOOC) teaching the basics of artificial intelligence.[1] The course, originally launched in 2018, is designed and organized by the University of Helsinki and learning technology company MinnaLearn.[2] The course includes modules on machine learning, neural networks, the philosophy of artificial intelligence, and using artificial intelligence to solve problems.[3][4] It consists of two parts: Introduction to AI and its sequel, Building AI, that was released in late 2020.[5]

University of Helsinki's computer science department is known as the alma mater of Linus Torvalds, a Finnish-American software engineer who is the creator of the Linux kernel, which is the kernel for Linux operating systems.[6]

EU’s AI pledge

The government of Finland has pledged to offer the course for all EU citizens by the end of 2021, as the course is made available in all the official EU languages.[7] The initiative was launched as part of Finland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2019, with the European Commission providing translations of the course materials.[8]

In 2017, Finland launched an AI strategy to stay competitive in the field of AI amid growing competition between China and the United States. With the support of private companies and the government, Finland's now-realized goal was to get 1 percent of its citizens to participate in Elements of AI.[9]

Other governments have also given their support to the course. For instance, Germany's Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmeier has encouraged citizens to take part in the course to help Germany gain a competitive advantage in AI.[10] Sweden's Minister for Energy and Minister for Digital Development Anders Ygeman has said that Sweden aims to teach 1 percent of its population the basics of AI like Finland has.[11]

Participants

Elements of AI had enrolled more than 1 million students from more than 110 countries by May 2023.[12] A quarter of the course's participants are aged 45 and over, and some 40 percent are women. Among Nordic participants, the share of women is nearly 60 percent.[13]

In September 2022, the course was available in Finnish, Swedish, Estonian, English, German, Latvian, Norwegian, French, Belgian, Czech, Greek, Slovakian, Slovenian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Spanish, Irish, Icelandic, Maltese, Croatian, Romanian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, and Danish.[14][15][16]

References

  1. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"Finland seeks to teach 1% of all Europeans basics on AI". Reuters. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  2. ↑ Elements of Artificial Intelligence course gives basic introduction to AI.   European Commission.  (2020-01-07)  Retrieved 2020-06-17 from Shaping Europe’s digital future - European Commission
  3. ↑ A country's ambitious plan to teach anyone the basics of AI.  Retrieved 2020-06-17 from MIT Technology Review
  4. ↑ The Elements of AI | Tietojenkäsittelytiede | Open University | University of Helsinki.  Retrieved 2020-06-17 from courses.helsinki.fi
  5. ↑ Finland continues its quest to teach 1 % of world basics of AI - Open online course Building AI published | Mirage News.  Mirage News.  (2020-10-21)  Retrieved 2020-10-30 from www.miragenews.com
  6. ↑ Finland offers Artificial Intelligence course as 'Christmas gift'.  Retrieved 2020-06-17 from www.aljazeera.com
  7. ↑ Finland is making its online AI crash course free to the world.  James Vincent.  (2019-12-18)  Retrieved 2020-06-17 from The Verge
  8. ↑ Finland's grand AI experiment.  Janosch Delcker.  (2019-01-02)  Retrieved 2020-06-17 from POLITICO
  9. ↑ Finland's grand AI experiment.  Janosch Delcker.  (2019-01-02)  Retrieved 2020-06-17 from POLITICO
  10. ↑ Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) – Warum Deutschland jetzt durchstarten muss und kann.  Peter Altmeier.  Retrieved 2020-06-17 from www.bmwi.de
  11. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Åberg, Matias; Emilia Alentola, Anni (2019-05-06). "Populär finsk AI-kurs lanseras i Sverige – svensk minister tackar ja till utmaning". SVT Nyheter (in svenska). Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  12. ↑ Finland to enhance Europeans' digital skills – Elements of AI online course to be launched in EU countries.  Retrieved 2020-06-17 from Ministry for Foreign Affairs
  13. ↑ Finland offers Artificial Intelligence course as 'Christmas gift'.  Retrieved 2020-06-17 from www.aljazeera.com
  14. ↑ Digitaliseringsministeren: - Nå skal det norske folk på kurs.  (13 January 2020)  Retrieved 2020-06-17 from www.vg.no
  15. ↑ Sweden to take up Finnish AI challenge.  Retrieved 2020-06-17 from ComputerWeekly.com
  16. ↑ Digital-Vorreiter Finnland - Künstliche Intelligenz fürs Volk.  Retrieved 2020-06-17 from Deutschlandfunk
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