AI isn’t scary or hard — help me prove it.

Salim Virani
Source Institute
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2 min readMay 2, 2017

What does it take to “learn AI”?

Is it about learning the math, or writing code? Is it about understanding the political and business implications? Is it about understanding different algorithms?

The biggest theme at our AI unconference this weekend: ¨I see a specific opportunity for AI — how do I actually do it?¨

Ready to roll

Though things are moving fast and there are a ton of different bodies of practice emerging, everything from AI/human collaboration to
ethical decisions to real-time information gathering. AI tools are ready for anyone who wants to do something.

I think we can help you navigate into the world of AI, choose the right algorithms and tools, and get something working for yourself. So for the next few weeks, we’re going to try a little education project. We’re going to build an AI course that’s not about hype or about math — but real applications.

Our courses drip-feed you in daily, 5-minute lessons that adapt around your current challenges. So we need to start by understanding you.

Let’s start with your big questions

When it comes to AI, what are the tough questions you have now? What are the areas you think we could cover to help you get practical?

I’d love to hear from you in a reply here, or on Twitter — or if you sign up at http://ai.source.institute, we’ll start with some key questions and email you back.

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Salim Virani
Source Institute

If you could pick anyone in the world as your teacher, what would you learn? That’s the world we’re creating at Source Institute. http://www.salimvirani.com