Kickstart your AI journey with Practical:AI’s foundation course.
Artificial Intelligence is about to radically change your business and personal productivity, even with just the capabilities that have already been unlocked today. The goal of Practical:AI is to make sure you’re in the driver seat for that change rather than adapting to it.
For Professionals: AI training will help future-proof your career with highly in-demand AI skills, supercharge productivity and make you the go-to person for AI in the workplace.
For Businesses The first step in building your internal AI capability is to demystify AI and understand what it can and can’t do without the tech industry hype. Starting from this solid Foundation we can support building out your AI capability with our Skills and Advanced courses for your team.
What’s in the workshop?
Our half-day Foundations workshop will equip you with:
- AI Theory (That Won’t Put You to Sleep): Understand how AI ticks under the hood without needing a math PhD.
- Extracting real business value: AI is an endless goldmine of value, learn how to ‘mine’ it safely.
- Risks and challenges: Learn about what is meant when we say AI “hallucinates”, the bias risks and how they can be managed.
- The new frontier: AI has upended the status quo to the extent everything will need to be reevaluated, learn to seperate the low-hanging fruit from the AI slop.
Each course is also paired with access to a 3 month subscription to Practical:AI User Group portal:
- Workshop Exercises: Throughout the workshop we’ll walk through exercises that you can complete at your own pace later via the portal.
- AI Content: Practical:AI maintains a library of resources from glossaries of common terms, prompt engineering guides and video content.
- Community: The portal also serves as a community hub where you can engage with current and prior students of Practical:AI’s workshops.
The Practical:AI difference
We’re not about vague strategies or far-future speculation - we focus on the transformative tools that are available today and the practical skills you can apply immediately.
- Expert-Led Workshops: Our courses are taught by seasoned professionals with over 20 years of experience in AI and Machine Learning, providing unparalleled technical depth and expertise.
- Grounded in Research: We stay close to the latest AI developments, integrating insights from recent papers and research directly into our curriculum with citations provided at every step.
- Not hype: We’re not connected to any big tech companies or vendors, our focus is on Kiwi businesses and professionals.
Let’s Get Started
Don’t let AI pass you by. Whether you’re a business owner looking to boost your company’s capabilities or a professional keen to upskill, PracticalAI is here to help. Get in touch with us today to chat about how we can tailor our programs to your specific needs.
Remember, AI is like a spreadsheet – incredibly powerful when you know how to use it, just a toy without. Let’s do to AI what we did to cafes, after all we don’t grow the coffee or make espresso machines, it’s our skills, knowledge and mindset that makes us special.
Empower yourself. Innovate your business. Shape the future with PracticalAI.
Prerequisites
Laptop (optional, exercises will be made available to complete after workshop)
FAQs
Do I need prior AI experience?
No prior AI experience is necessary for our Foundation course which provides a solid grounding in what’s possible with today’s AI technology. We cater to all skill levels with the Skills course aimed at ChatGPT power users and the Advanced course if for those looking to take it a step further with advanced prompt engineering and powerful automation techniques.
How long are the courses?
4 hours with a break for lunch in the middle.
Are the courses suitable for my industry?
Yes! Our courses are designed to be applicable across various industries. We focus on practical skills that can be adapted to your specific needs.
Do I need ChatGPT Pro?
Our courses aren’t for any specific vendor and our Foundations course can be completed with the free ChatGPT or Claude account. The Skills and Advanced courses do require access to the professional subscription and API developer tools respectively.