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Digital & Computing
AI fluency
AI fluency is a beginner-friendly learning path designed to build confidence and understanding in artificial intelligence. Through a series of practical sessions, learners explore AI fundamentals, generative AI, responsible AI principles, and the real world impact of AI across work, accessibility, and society. The course also introduces ...
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Digital & Computing
Ethical and responsible use of Generative AI
Discover the importance of using Generative AI ethically and responsibly in the context of the law and the legal profession.
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Education & Development
An introduction to artificial intelligence
Artificial Intelligence represents great opportunity, but also significant disruption for modern societies and cultures. This course investigates the historical, ethical and social issues surrounding this technology. It is aimed at people interested in understanding where this technology has come from, the kinds of opportunities it brings to ...
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Digital & Computing
AI Essentials: a clear introduction
This course introduces the technologies that make AI work, and shows you how to use some example applications to create entirely new works of art, music, sound, video and text.
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Education & Development
Why universities must put AI literacy at the heart of learning
AI can generate answers in seconds but can it teach us to think? James Roy examines why critical thinking, independent judgement and the ability to challenge AI-generated information must remain central to university education.
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Digital & Computing
AI language matters: introducing OurAIwords
What do we really mean when we say that artificial intelligence (AI) ‘learns’, ‘remembers’ or ‘hallucinates’? The words we use to describe AI shape how we understand it. OurAIwords is a collaborative lexicon designed to help us think more critically about those words and what they imply.
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Education & Development
The questioning human in an AI world
As generative AI becomes part of everyday learning, how can we make sure human thinking doesn’t get lost? Explore how students and educators can use AI critically and constructively, while keeping questioning, reflection and authentic learning at the heart of education.
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Education & Development
Brains, bots and better learning? What OU students really think about generative AI
The time has finally come to work on your assignment. So what's the next step for students with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools easily at hand? James Roy takes a look.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Brain-inspired computing: a new paradigm for sustainable AI
Could the secret to greener AI be hiding inside our own head? Research into brain-inspired hardware suggests it might.
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Science, Maths & Technology
AI without borders: balancing productivity and privacy in agriculture
Agriculture is closely tied to human civilisation. From hunting and foraging, it evolved into farming, sparking the Neolithic Revolution. Since then, agriculture has transformed through ancient, medieval, and industrial eras, and today is being reshaped by technology and artificial intelligence.
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Digital & Computing
Leading Responsible AI in Organizations
Leading responsible AI is not just an ethical imperative but a strategic imperative as well. Responsible AI enables organizations to harness the benefits of AI technologies while managing its risks and contributing positively to society and the environment.
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Digital & Computing
Work smarter with AI
Get more done and unleash your creativity with Microsoft Copilot. In this learning path, you'll explore how to use Microsoft Copilot to help you research, find information, and generate effective content.