Summary
Explore artificial intelligence (AI) and how it is used to solve real-world problems in a wide variety of disciplines. Presentations will be from faculty and industry experts who study AI technologies in science, art, medicine, business, and more, and will equip students to think about how AI can be applied to their areas of interest. Intended for students from any major/discipline, no technical experience needed. No prerequisites.Registration information
Three options:
- IDS1703, Class 27203: 1 credit, online course, synchronous for UF on Campus students
- IDS1703, Class 2806: 1 credit, online course, asynchronous for UF Online students
- IDS1793: 1 credit, online course, asynchronous, for Alachua County Dual Enrollment students. Please work with your advisor to register.
Note this course was formerly offered as EGN1935. This is a new course number for the same course.
About Frontiers of AI
In this course, you will learn what artificial intelligence (AI) is (from a high-level, conceptual standpoint) and how it is used to solve real-world problems in a wide variety of disciplines. This course will give you a broad overview of how AI technologies are transforming science, art, medicine, business, and more, and it will equip you to think about how AI might be applied to your own areas of interest. This course is intended for students from any major/discipline, and you do not need to have previous AI or technical expertise. For most class sessions, we will learn about applications of AI directly from researchers at UF and from industry who use AI in their work. We invite you to join us in exploring this interesting and important field!
Course Objectives
This course will expose you to basic concepts of AI technologies and how they are applied in a wide variety of disciplines. We will address the following questions throughout the semester:
- What is AI? (and what it is not)
- What are the main approaches to AI and how do they work? (high-level, non-technical overview)
- How is AI applied to real-world problems?
- How are AI systems evaluated?
- How can we ensure that AI systems are fair and equitable, and how can we use them ethically?
A typical week
Most sessions are presentations from faculty or industry leaders working in AI.
- Prepare for class each week by doing the assigned reading in Perusall.
- For those in the UF Synchronous section: Attend the synchronous online class meetings – Tuesday 7th Period ET(1:55 pm – 2:45 pm). Sessions will be recorded for students who are not able to attend synchronously.
- Some sessions will have hands-on demos of AI technologies.
Contact
For questions or more information, please contact: Matt Gitzendanner magitz@ufl.edu