AI Foundations for Professionals
AIDU-AI-101
About this course
This course provides a rigorous, non-technical foundation in artificial intelligence for professionals and organizations seeking clarity rather than hype. Participants learn how modern AI systems are structured, how they make decisions, where they succeed, and where they fail.
Rather than focusing on abstract theory alone, the course builds durable mental models grounded in core AI principles while consistently connecting them to real-world systems, tools, and deployments. Participants examine how foundational concepts such as AI agents, learning, search, and planning appear in modern products and workflows, how these systems behave in practice, and what their limitations imply for organizations. The course emphasizes responsible adoption by linking technical foundations to operational, safety, and governance considerations.
This course is designed for leaders, managers, legal and compliance professionals, and business teams who must assess AI claims, manage risk, and make informed adoption decisions without writing code or understanding mathematics.