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The Big Picture (AGI)

Course code: RANA-AI-403  Β·  Catalog #RANA-AI-403

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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The 100/200/300 catalog · 11 coursesCourses included
  • 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
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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)
  • AI 501: AI and the Economy
  • AI 502: The Future of Your Work
  • AI 503: Deepfakes, Scams & Digital Self-Defense
  • AI 504: AI & Money
  • AI 505: The Ecological Impact of AI
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Course modules

  1. Section 01: What Are We Even Talking About? AGI, Superintelligence & Why Nobody Agrees
  2. Section 02: When? The Timelines Debate
  3. Section 03: The Case for "Not So Fast" (or Not at All)
  4. Section 04: The Alignment Problem: Why "Just Make It Good" Is Hard
  5. Section 05: Can We Look Inside? Interpretability as a Hope
  6. Section 06: Could It Be Someone, Not Just Something? Consciousness & Moral Status
  7. Section 07: Doom or Abundance? Existential Risk vs. the Optimist Future
  8. Section 08: How Fast, If It Happens? Takeoff Scenarios
  9. Section 09: What the Labs Say They're Doing (Read Critically)
  10. Section 10: The Big Picture: Power, Purpose & the Long-Term Future (Your View)

Suggested pre-requisites

βœ“ Any one AI 2xx Applied course (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot or Gemini)

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