{"id":11205,"date":"2023-12-28T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/?p=11205"},"modified":"2023-12-28T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T03:00:00","slug":"ai-introduction-self-paced-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/?p=11205","title":{"rendered":"AI Introduction: Free Self-Paced Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(34,34,34,0.66)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We&#8217;ve been exploring AI for a while now.\u00a0 \u00a0Regular readers have shared the journey with us to uncover practical AI for everyday use.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">AI isn&#8217;t science fiction.\u00a0 <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We&#8217;ve been seeing it for a while now and now Microsoft (and others) have made it mainstream.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">AI&#8217;s been in Word and Outlook for a while, offering to complete our sentences.\u00a0 But that&#8217;s just the start.\u00a0 ChatGPT 3,4 (and soon 5) have changed the way we percieve AI. Microsoft Copilot is coming out for 365, albeit we&#8217;re still waiting for it to come to those of us with less than 300 users.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Our colleague <a href=\"mailto:\/\/ben.fish@kinetics.co.nz\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Ben Fish<\/a> ran a Copilot <a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/preview-microsoft-copilot-ai\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">preview recently.<\/a> and we had a look at a <a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/webinar-replay-practical-ai-what-can-you-expect-from-microsoft-365-and-copilot\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8216;what to expect&#8217; session<\/a> a few weeks before that.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve also been working on how to <a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/is-your-business-ready-for-ai\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">prepare for AI.<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/ethics-in-the-age-of-generative-ai\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AILearening2.png&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(34,34,34,0.66)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px||10px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">So, let&#8217;s dig into some free online content for a deeper dive.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>What are the basics of AI?-<\/strong> a beginners course in how AI works and the concepts in the technology <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/introduction-to-artificial-intelligence\/why-you-need-to-know-about-artificial-intelligence\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/introduction-to-artificial-intelligence\/why-you-need-to-know-about-artificial-intelligence<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>What is Generative AI?<\/strong> How does it work?\u00a0 What are the possibilities? <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/what-is-generative-ai\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/what-is-generative-ai<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Why use AI Search?<\/strong> How is it different to regular search? <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/generative-ai-the-evolution-of-thoughtful-online-search\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/generative-ai-the-evolution-of-thoughtful-online-search<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>How about Bing Chat?<\/strong> How can AI chatbots be used in your business? <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/streamlining-your-work-with-microsoft-bing-chat\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/streamlining-your-work-with-microsoft-bing-chat<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>What are the ethics of generative AI<\/strong>? 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