Kurt Shintaku's Blog

We at Microsoft are offering Artificial Intelligence training programs to the public – at no cost – so that all can learn job-ready AI skills.

From the public announcement:

On Monday, the company announced the Microsoft Professional Program in AI, the latest learning track open to the public. The program provides job-ready skills and real-world experience to engineers and others who are looking to improve their skills in AI and data science through a series of online courses that feature hands-on labs and expert instructors.

The program is part of a larger corporate effort that also includes the enterprise developer-focused AI School, which provides online videos and other assets to help developers build AI skills. That program includes both general educational tools for developers looking to expand AI capabilities and specific guidance on how developers can use Microsoft’s tools and services.

For example, AI School covers how to use offerings such as Microsoft Cognitive Services, which allow developers to incorporate intelligent algorithms for computer vision, natural language processing and translation capabilities into their products, and the Azure Bot Service.

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For more information on how to take advantage of Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence courses, read this announcement:

• NEWS: Aiming to fill skill gaps in AI, Microsoft makes training courses available to the public
  https://blogs.microsoft.com/ai/microsoft-professional-program-ai/
• TRAINING: Microsoft Professional Program for Artificial Intelligence (10 courses, 160-320 hours)
  https://academy.microsoft.com/en-us/professional-program/tracks/artificial-intelligence/