In this course, you will be introduced to the basics of artificial intelligence and machine learning and how they are applied in real-world scenarios in the AI for Good space. You will also be introduced to a framework for problem solving where AI is part of the solution. The course concludes with a case study featuring three Jupyter notebook labs where you’ll create an air quality monitoring application for the city of Bogotá, Colombia.
AI and Public Health
AI and Public Health
This course is part of AI for Good Specialization
Instructor: Robert Monarch
Sponsored by Barbados NTI
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There are 3 modules in this course
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10 videos4 readings1 assignment1 app item
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TN
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Reviewed on Jan 6, 2024
In the area of the Labs, I expected it to be slightly more mentally challenging. Giving participants opportunity to make informed guesses and then autocorrecting errors.
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Reviewed on Nov 25, 2023
One of the best course to have deep insights on how to apply AI for good usecases and follow a common methodology
BM
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Reviewed on Sep 22, 2023
Nice high level overview plus labs that demonstrate the issues being discussed.
Recommended if you're interested in Data Science
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