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University of Helsinki - Elements of AI - Introduction to AI (Part 1)

University of Helsinki: The Elements of AI is a series of free online courses created by MinnaLearn and the University of Helsinki. We want to encourage as broad a group of people as possible to learn what AI is, what can (and can’t) be done with AI, and how to start creating AI methods. The courses combine theory with practical exercises and can be completed at your own pace.

Provider: course.elementsofai.com
Price
Free
Last checked 2/5/2026
Duration
Self paced
Unknown
Level
Beginner
General
Format
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What you’ll learn
  • In this track, you'll learn how to use the OpenAI API in Python to begin creating diverse applications like chatbots, semantic search engines, and recommendation systems.You'll discover how organizations worldwide are building new AI products and features built on the OpenAI API.
  • You'll learn state-of-the-art prompting techniques to get the most out of these models.
  • Finally, you'll learn to encode large text corpora to begin creating context-aware applications using embeddings.
Prerequisites
  • PREREQUISITES There are no prerequisites for this track COURSE 1 Working with the OpenAI API Start your journey developing AI-powered applications with the OpenAI API.
Certification
certificate
Assessment
exam
Format
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