13 foundational AI courses, resources from MIT

Begin your learning journey into artificial intelligence with MIT Open Learning.

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As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes industries, powers innovation, and redefines how we live and work, understanding its core principles is increasingly important. We curated a list of 13 foundational AI courses and resources from MIT Open Learning — most of them free — to help you grasp the basics of AI, machine learning, machine vision, and algorithms.

• AI 101 : Get an introduction to artificial intelligence that’s designed for those with little to no background in the subject.
• Introduction to Algorithms : Explore mathematical modeling of computational problems, common algorithms, algorithmic paradigms, and data structures used to solve these problems.
• Artificial Intelligence : Examine the power of AI with MIT’s foundational course about the basic knowledge representation, problem solving, and learning methods of artificial intelligence.
• AI and Algorithms : Get an introduction to principles, algorithms, and applications of machine learning.
• Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science : Learn how to use computation to understand real-world phenomena.
• Introduction to Machine Learning : Get to know the principles, algorithms, and applications of machine learning.
• Machine Learning with Python: From Linear Models to Deep Learning : Get an in-depth introduction to the field of machine learning, from linear models to deep learning and reinforcement learning, through hands-on Python projects.
• ​​Machine Vision : Get acquainted with the process of generating a symbolic description of the environment from an image.
• Ethics of AI Bias : Dive into the biased side of artificial intelligence.
• Ethics for Engineers: Artificial Intelligence : Explore the ethical issues involved in the latest developments of computer science.
• Generative Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education : Grasp the foundations of generative AI technology and the new opportunities it enables for K-12 education.
• Foundation Models and Generative AI : Discover the secret sauce behind the recent breakthroughs within AI — foundation models and generative AI.
• Driving Innovation with Generative AI : Get the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the intricate world of generative AI in this six-week course, which leverages industry case studies, hands-on work with generative AI tools, and the latest thinking from 12 faculty members from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab.