Applied AI: Artificial Intelligence with IBM Watson Specialization

Coursera Specialization is a series of courses that helps you master a skill. To begin, you can enroll in the Specialization directly, or review its courses and choose the one you’d like to start with. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. You can either complete just one course or you can pause your learning or end your subscription at any time.

We have already looked at TOP 100 Coursera Specializations and today we will check out specialization that will give you a firm understanding of AI, its applications, and its use cases. You will become familiar with IBM Watson AI services and APIs. If you have no programming background, you will be able to create AI driven chatbots as well as pick up practical Python skills to work with AI. The courses will also enable you to apply pre-built AI smarts to your products and solutions.

A learner with no prior knowledge of AI will learn to design, build, and deploy AI-powered applications on the web. Rather than create complex AI algorithms and interfaces from scratch, learners will use IBM Watson AI services and APIs to create smart applications with minimal coding. By the end of this Specialization, learners will complete several projects that showcase proficiency in applied AI.

Note : This course does not require any prior Machine Learning or Computer Vision experience however some knowledge of Python programming language is necessary.

#1.Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI)

In this course you will learn what Artificial Intelligence(AI) is, explore use cases and applications of AI, understand AI concepts and terms like machine learning, deep learning and neural networks. You will be exposed to various issues and concerns surrounding AI such as ethics and bias, & jobs, and get advice from experts about learning and starting a career in AI. You will also demonstrate AI in action with a mini project.

This course does not require any programming or computer science expertise and is designed to introduce the basics of AI to anyone whether you have a technical background or not.

#2.Getting Started with AI using IBM Watson

In this course you will learn how to quickly and easily get started with Artificial Intelligence using IBM Watson. You will understand how Watson works, become familiar with its use cases and real life client examples, and be introduced to several of Watson AI services from IBM that enable anyone to easily apply AI and build smart apps. You will also work with several Watson services to demonstrate AI in action.

#3.Building AI Powered Chatbots Without Programming

This course will teach you how to create useful chatbots without the need to write any code.

Leveraging IBM Watson’s Natural Language Processing capabilities, you’ll learn how to plan, implement, test, and deploy chatbots that delight your users, rather than frustrate them.

True to our promise of not requiring any code, you’ll learn how to visually create chatbots with Watson Assistant (formerly Watson Conversation) and how to deploy them on your own website through a handy WordPress plugin. Don’t have a website? No worries, one will be provided to you.

Chatbots are a hot topic in our industry and are about to go big. New jobs requiring this specific skill are being added every day, consultants demand premium rates, and the interest in chatbots is quickly exploding.

Gartner predicts that by 2020, 85% of customer interactions with the enterprise will be through automated means (that’s chatbots and related technologies).

Here is your chance to learn this highly in demand set of skills with a gentle introduction to the topic that leaves no stone unturned.

#4.Python for Data Science

This introduction to Python will kickstart your learning of Python for data science, as well as programming in general. This beginner-friendly Python course will take you from zero to programming in Python in a matter of hours.

Module 1 – Python Basics
o Your first program
o Types
o Expressions and Variables
o String Operations

Module 2 – Python Data Structures
o Lists and Tuples
o Sets
o Dictionaries

Module 3 – Python Programming Fundamentals
o Conditions and Branching
o Loops
o Functions
o Objects and Classes

Module 4 – Working with Data in Python
o Reading files with open
o Writing files with open
o Loading data with Pandas
o Numpy

Finally, you will create a project to test your skills.

LIMITED TIME OFFER: Subscription is only $39 USD per month for access to graded materials and a certificate.

#5.Building AI Applications with Watson APIs

A learner will be able to write an application that leverages multiple Watson AI services (Discovery, Speech to Text, Assistant, and Text to Speech). By the end of the course, they’ll learn best practices of combining Watson services, and how they can build interactive information retrieval systems with Discovery + Assistant.

#6.Introduction to Computer Vision with Watson and OpenCV

Computer Vision is one of the most exciting fields in Machine Learning and AI because of its many real-world use cases such as Self-Driving cars. In this beginner-friendly course you will understand what is Computer Vision, and learn about various applications of computer vision across many industries.

As part of this course you will utilize Python, Watson AI, and OpenCV to process images and interact with image classification models. You will also build, train, and test your own custom image classifier.

This is a hands-on course and involves several labs and exercises. All the labs will be performed on the Cloud and you will be provided with no-charge access to the Cloud environment. At the end of the course, you will create your own computer vision web application and deploy it to the Cloud.

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