Artificial Intelligence

We are recruiting secondary school students for our comprehensive introductory course on artificial intelligence.

First Lesson: Thursday, July 16, 7:00pm-8:30pm
Location: one-north Launchpad

Step into the AI age with a practical introduction to modern artificial intelligence, its applications, and the people, tools, and ethics shaping the future. Our focus is on cultivating the critical skills in the AI age, especially critical, creative and compassionate thinking.

Syllabus

The AI Age Has Arrived
AI in everyday life, industry, academia, government, and military, etc.; what is AI?
Chatting with AI
Basic applications: querying information and learning knowledge; prompting basics.
Classical AI vs Machine Learning
Two different approaches to AI: a historical perspective.
How Machines Learn
Data, neural networks, and training.
Ethics and Risks
Fairness, copyright, privacy, and harmful content.
Python for AI
Basic data structures, operations, control flow, and functions.
Large Language Models and Generative AI
Basic principles and characteristics.
Beyond Chatting
Advanced applications: writing, translating, coding, analysis, and problem solving.
Building Your Own Mini-Agent
AI workflows and autonomous task execution.
Multimodal AI: Images and Speech
AI that sees, paints, and speaks.
AI in Education and Job Transformation
New ways of learning and working.
The Future of AI
Economic revolution and philosophical debate.