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Neural networks for beginners

A free neural-networks course for beginners: 75 years of AI history from Turing to ChatGPT, how neural nets and LLMs learn, where hallucinations come from, your first prompt. 9 lessons, no math or code, auto-checked tasks, certificate.

⏱ 2 h📅 1–2 wk📚 9 lessons✅ 45 auto-checked tasksBeginnerPrerequisites: none
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Course program

Module 1 · The big story— 3 lessons · 15 task.

  1. 1
    75 years in 15 minutes: from Turing to ChatGPT
    ~10 min
  2. 2
    Why it matters now: numbers, forecasts and your window
    ~10 min
  3. 3
    What artificial intelligence actually is
    ~10 min

Module 2 · Under the hood— 3 lessons · 15 task.

  1. 4
    How a neural network learns: from the perceptron to billions of weights
    ~10 min
  2. 5
    LLMs and tokens: how a machine writes text
    ~10 min
  3. 6
    Hallucinations: when AI is confidently wrong
    ~10 min

Module 3 · First steps— 3 lessons · 15 task.

  1. 7
    Your first prompt: instructing AI
    ~10 min
  2. 8
    Your route: which skills to build and in what order
    ~8 min
  3. ★
    CheckpointCheckpoint: putting it all together
    ~12 min