Elements of AI: Introduction to AI
A free, non-technical introduction to AI for non-experts from the University of Helsinki and MinnaLearn, with no programming and no complicated math. Pass the exercises and the certificate is free too.
Go to the course on University of Helsinki- Provider
- University of Helsinki and MinnaLearn
- Price
- Free
- Certificate
- Free certificateComplete 90% of the exercises and get 50% right, including the peer reviews (FAQ).
- Level
- Beginner
- Time
- Self-paced; Elements of AI suggests finishing in about 6 weeks
- Format
- Self-paced online text course with exercises, some of them peer-reviewed
- Checked
- 2026-11-05
Course and certificate are both free. The follow-up course, Building AI, is also free, but its certificate costs 50 €.
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What you will learn.
- 01AI basics
- 02What AI can and cannot do
- 03AI and society
- 04AI literacy
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Before you enroll.
From the course page, checked 2026-11-05.
- Who it is for
- Anyone interested in what AI is, what it can and cannot do, and how it affects our lives.
- You need
- Basic math; some exercises need pen and paper
- Good to know
- Peer-reviewed exercises can delay grading and the certificate
- The certificate is digital only, in the language you took the course
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