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Understanding AI – Free Beginner’s Mini Course (Udemy.com)

Start your journey into the world of AI with this short, simple, and engaging intro designed for total beginners.

4.5
727 reviews

Created by: Alexander Oni

Last updated August 2025

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What you will learn

  • Define artificial intelligence (AI) in simple terms and explain how it differs from traditional computing.
  • Differentiate between AI, machine learning, and deep learning, using real-world examples.
  • Identify common applications of AI in daily life across industries like healthcare, finance, and entertainment
  • Understand key AI-related terms and concepts such as algorithms, datasets, and models — without needing technical expertise.

How it compares

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  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 45% of them
  • Reviews727#481 of 1,183 by number of reviews
  • Length1.2 hoursshorter than 94% of them
  • Last updatedAugust 2025more recently than 53% of them

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Course Description

Curious about Artificial Intelligence but not sure where to start?

This free mini course is your friendly first step into understanding AI — no technical knowledge or coding required.

Whether you're a student, professional, entrepreneur, or just someone interested in how AI is shaping our world, this course gives you a solid foundation in under 45 minutes.

In this free mini course, you will learn:

  • What Artificial Intelligence is — and what it’s not

  • The difference between AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning

  • Natural Language Processing

  • Real-world examples of AI in action (from Netflix to self-driving cars)

  • Key terms and concepts explained simply

  • How AI is already part of your everyday life

By the end of this course, you’ll walk away with a clear understanding of what AI is all about — and whether you’d like to dive deeper.


Want to go further?

This course is a preview of our full program: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to AI — a complete course that explores machine learning, neural networks, ethical concerns, the future of AI, and more.

You'll get a special link in the bonus section if you decide to continue your learning journey.

Artificial Intelligence is the present and future and will revolutionize everything we do . Master it today ...
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Instructor Details

Alexander Oni

My passion is teaching people through online courses in a fun and entertaining manner.  I have been teaching online for about 5 years now and during this period, I have created over 25 different courses with more than 220,000 students registered worldwide.

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MORE ABOUT ALEX:

We all have one shot at life and as such, I believe in living life to the fullest. This means constantly stepping out of my comfort zone by visiting new places and trying out new things. My relative success on Udemy has given me both financial freedom and the ability to be location independent. I am currently travelling around the world spending about a month in one city (current location is Chiang Mai, Thailand) before moving on to the next. 

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Reviews

4.5

727 ratings on Udemy

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By Catherine Herbert on 9/24/2026

Thank you for laying out the basics of AI. This information is crucial if learning how to use AI. It will also help to understand the limitations vs the complexities between different programs.

By Daniel Monday Chinedu on 9/18/2026

It has open my understanding to some terminology, the importance of AI in emerging world. One needs to embrace it

By Dinesh Murugesan on 7/29/2026

Usefull, thank for your support , need more realtime example..

By Kathryn McMillan on 7/22/2026

Material is presented in an easy way to follow contrasting the different forms of AI

By Paul van Beusekom on 7/18/2026

Quite advanced knowledge of the teacher of message being shared.

By Areeba Ayub on 6/29/2026

generic knowledge so far, Nothing new learnt yet

By Louis Jalaba on 6/8/2026

This was a very good introduction to the terminologies and functionality of AI.

By Lori Matheson on 5/26/2026

This course is very informative for me. My adult children us AI for different things so I needed to learn. This is a perfect course for that.

By Deeptanu Datta on 3/23/2026

Just started, going good so far, looking forward to dig deep to technical concepts in coming sessions

By Sasha cherry on 2/21/2026

Great mini course explaining more complex elements with everyday simple analogies- real world examples were a great reference making it so much more relevant.

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  • Video Duration: icon 1.2h
  • Price: Free
  • Provider: icon Udemy
  • Updated: icon August 2025
  • Level: Beginner Beginner
  • Language: icon English
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