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The fundamentals of artificial intelligence
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The fundamentals of artificial intelligence

A simple and practical course to understand artificial intelligence, discover its concrete uses, and learn how to make good requests to an AI, even without technical knowledge.
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The fundamentals of artificial intelligence

Course requirements

No technical prerequisites are necessary. The learner simply needs to know how to use a smartphone or a computer, navigate the Internet, and have a desire to understand artificial intelligence progressively.

Who is this course for?

Students and recent graduates
Professionals who want to understand AI
Entrepreneurs and project leaders.
Teachers, trainers, and educational managers
Beginners without technical knowledge.
Content creators, freelancers, and independent workers
Business or organization leaders
Anyone who wants to understand AI without complicated jargon

About This Course

This introduction to artificial intelligence course helps beginners understand the essentials of AI with simple words, concrete examples, and practical exercises. The learner discovers what artificial intelligence is, how it works, why data is important, what machine learning is, and how to recognize the major types of AI used today.

The course also shows how to use AI in daily life, studies, work, entrepreneurship, and training. The learner learns to write a good prompt, improve an AI-generated response, verify important information, and protect personal data.

With practical cases adapted to the African context, this course allows understanding AI without being a computer scientist and using it as a useful, responsible, and professional assistant.

What Will You Learn?

What artificial intelligence is and what it is not.
Why AI is not limited to ChatGPT.
How Machine Learning enables a machine to learn.
The role of data in AI systems.
What an AI model is.
The difference between Machine Learning, neural networks, and Deep Learning.
The general functioning of generative AI and LLMs.
The major uses of AI in text, image, voice, and key sectors.
The risks associated with errors, biases, and personal data.
How to imagine a simple and useful first AI system.

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Curriculum Overview

This course includes 7 modules, 17 lessons, 1 quizzes, and 48m 00s hours of video.

Chapter 1 - Understanding artificial intelligence
3 Sessions | 9m 00s
1.1 Why has artificial intelligence become important?
3m 00s

Understanding why artificial intelligence has become an important topic in daily and professional life.

Reading Time 3 Minutes
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1.2 What is artificial intelligence?
3m 00s

Being able to explain simply what artificial intelligence is.

Reading Time 3 Minutes
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1.3 What AI can do and what it cannot do
3m 00s

Understand the general possibilities and limitations of artificial intelligence.

Reading Time 3 Minutes
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Chapter 2 - Understand the basic operation
3 Sessions | 9m 00s
2.1 Data, algorithms, and AI: what’s the difference?
3m 00s

Understand the difference between data, algorithm, and artificial intelligence.

Reading Time 3 Minutes
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2.2 Why is data important?
3m 00s

Understand why data quality influences the results produced by AI.

Reading Time 3 Minutes
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2.3 Machine learning: how does AI learn from examples?
3m 00s

Simply understand the principle of machine learning.

Reading Time 3 Minutes
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Chapter 3 - Discover the types of AI and their uses
3 Sessions | 9m 00s
3.1 Classic AI, generative AI, and intelligent assistants
3m 00s

Understand the difference between classical AI, generative AI, and intelligent assistant.

Reading Time 3 Minutes
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3.2 Choose the right AI tool according to your needs
3m 00s

Knowing how to choose an AI tool based on the desired outcome.

Reading Time 3 Minutes
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3.3 AI in daily life, studies, and work
3m 00s

Recognize the concrete uses of AI in daily life, studies, and professional activities.

Reading Time 3 Minutes
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Chapter 4 - Use AI methodically
4 Sessions | 12m 00s
4.1 What is a prompt?
3m 00s

Understand what a prompt is and why it influences the quality of AI responses.

Reading Time 3 Minutes
Attachments 0
4.2 The simple method for making a good request to an AI
3m 00s

Learn a practical method for writing a clear request to an AI.

Reading Time 3 Minutes
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4.3 Improve an AI response step by step
3m 00s

Knowing how to improve an AI-generated response instead of accepting the first version.

Reading Time 3 Minutes
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4.4 Practical cases: student, merchant, trainer, and entrepreneur
3m 00s

Apply the use of AI to concrete and realistic situations.

Reading Time 3 Minutes
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Chapter 5 - Use AI with caution
2 Sessions | 6m 00s
5.1 Common AI mistakes and how to spot them
3m 00s

Identify the errors that AI can produce and learn to spot them.

Reading Time 3 Minutes
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5.2 Privacy, responsibility, and best practices
3m 00s

Adopt the right reflexes to use artificial intelligence in a useful, cautious, and responsible manner.

Reading Time 3 Minutes
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Chapter 6 - Final activity - Final mini-project
1 Sessions | 3m 00s
6.1 Final mini-project - Create your first personal AI assistant
3m 00s

Apply the concepts from the course by creating a useful prompt for a real need.

Reading Time 3 Minutes
Attachments 0
Chapter 7 - Final Quiz
1 Sessions
7.1 Course quiz Quiz

Test your knowledge acquired during this training. Before starting this quiz, I recommend that you follow all the lessons of the course.

Questions 5
Duration 5 Minutes
Passing Grade 12/20
Total Grade 20
Attempts 0
Quiz Certificates
1 Sessions
Course Certificate
Course Certificate
If you pass all the lessons in this course, you will receive this certificate.
Type Course Certificate
Formateur passionné et multidisciplinaire, j’accompagne les apprenants dans l’acquisition de compétences professionnelles concrètes dans le digital, l’audiovisuel, la 3D et le développement. Avec plus de 10 ans d’expérience en ingénierie informatique, création numérique, production audiovisuelle et développement d’applications web & jeux vidéo, je conçois des formations pratiques centrées sur la maîtrise des outils et l’évolution des métiers d’aujourd’hui. Mon objectif : rendre chaque apprenant autonome, créatif et capable de transformer ses idées en projets réels, que ce soit dans la tech, la 3D, le design, la vidéo ou l’entrepreneuriat digital.

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This Course Includes

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Course Specifications

Duration
48m 00s
Maximum Capacity
Unlimited
Difficulty Level
Beginner
Chapters
7
Text Lesson
16
Quiz
1
Updated Date
30 Jul 2026

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