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Duration 14 hours
Course Outline
Fundamentals of AI Programming
- Defining AI programming: Key concepts and real-world examples.
- AI applications in the public sector, such as chatbots, summarizers, and intelligent search.
- Comparing AI models with traditional programming logic.
Introductory Python for AI Applications
- Writing your first Python scripts.
- Managing data structures and control flow.
- Essential libraries for AI programming: requests, pandas, and json.
Utilizing AI APIs
- Understanding APIs and securely accessing AI models.
- Transmitting text and structured data to models.
- Working with APIs from providers such as OpenAI, Cohere, or Hugging Face.
Developing Basic AI Tools
- Creating a document summarization tool.
- Prototyping a chatbot for citizen services.
- Applying AI to automatically label public datasets.
Assessing Outputs and Limitations
- Understanding the probabilistic nature of AI behavior.
- Prompt engineering and strategies for managing output quality.
- Conducting red-teaming exercises to identify bias and hallucinations in prototypes.
Compliance, Ethics, and Responsible Development
- Privacy and explainability requirements within government contexts.
- Comparing open-source and proprietary models: advantages and disadvantages.
- A checklist for safe experimentation and scaling up implementations.
Course Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Basic proficiency in working with spreadsheets or structured data.
- Familiarity with public sector service delivery or analytical tasks.
- No prior programming background is necessary, as introductory Python concepts will be covered.
Target Audience
- Public servants and analysts interested in integrating AI into their daily routines.
- Digital government professionals looking to acquire hands-on AI integration skills.
- Government teams focused on innovation, transformation, and research.
Testimonials (2)
How to best integrate AI into the daily operations, project management, and strategic planning of the organization.
Mincho Dimitrov Benov
Course - AI and Modern Project Management for NGOs
I got to learn more about Microsoft Copilot, something that I thought was the same as chatGPT but I got to discover more exciting options that I will forever use to make my life easy.
