The Big Picture (AGI)
Step back and see where AI is heading β from today's tools toward more general intelligence β and learn to reason clearly about the opportunities, risks, and big open questions.
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- AI 101: Novice Guide to AI
- AI 102: Compare and Select the Right AI Platform
- AI 103: Intro to AI Prompts
- AI 104: Using AI Safely
- AI 201: Applied AI With Anthropic Claude
- AI 202: Applied AI with OpenAI ChatGPT
- AI 203: Applied AI with Microsoft Copilot
- AI 204: Applied AI with Google Gemini
- AI 301: Advanced AI Techniques (Hands-On)
- AI 302: Advanced AI: APIs, Agents & Governance
- AI 303: AI for Executives β Cost, ROI, Security & Oversight
- AI 401: Ethical AI
- AI 402: AI & You
- AI 403: The Big Picture (AGI)
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Course modules
- Section 01: What Are We Even Talking About? AGI, Superintelligence & Why Nobody Agrees
- Section 02: When? The Timelines Debate
- Section 03: The Case for "Not So Fast" (or Not at All)
- Section 04: The Alignment Problem: Why "Just Make It Good" Is Hard
- Section 05: Can We Look Inside? Interpretability as a Hope
- Section 06: Could It Be Someone, Not Just Something? Consciousness & Moral Status
- Section 07: Doom or Abundance? Existential Risk vs. the Optimist Future
- Section 08: How Fast, If It Happens? Takeoff Scenarios
- Section 09: What the Labs Say They're Doing (Read Critically)
- Section 10: The Big Picture: Power, Purpose & the Long-Term Future (Your View)
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