Complete the Elements of AI course
A friend has invited you to do this with them.
Artificial intelligence is easier to judge once you know roughly how it works. This free course from the University of Helsinki needs no programming and no maths beyond school level.
ModerateFreeA few weeksIndoorsOn your own
How to start
- Sign up for Introduction to AI on the Elements of AI site.
- Work through one chapter a week and do the exercises, not just the reading.
- Explain one idea from each chapter to someone else: it shows you what has stuck.
Where to go
We opened this link on 6 October 2026 and found it to be what we say. Dates, places and prices are on the official page, where they stay up to date.
Plan this
Pick a day, or a month, and we will set out how to get ready, step by step, with a date and a reason for each. Courses and classes have start dates and can fill up, so the plan begins with finding and booking one. Kit comes after the first session, once you know what you need.
From the site
AI: the complete guide to using it well and not being fooled by it
A start-here guide to AI: what an AI assistant is, what it does well and badly, how to hold a first conversation, how to check its answers, what to keep private, how to use it before a health appointment and how to see through voice clones, deepfakes and fake reviews. It ends with free places to learn in the UK and US and a seven-day plan.
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