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Google AI Essentials

A practical beginner program from Google that teaches how to use generative AI for everyday work, productivity, prompting, responsible AI, and evaluating new AI tools.

Provider
Google
Level
Beginner
Duration
Under 10 hours
Instructor
Google Career Certificates
Format
Online, Self-paced, Hands-on activities

About

Google AI Essentials is a beginner-friendly, self-paced program created by Google to help learners across roles and industries develop practical AI skills. The program focuses on using generative AI in real-world workplace situations, improving productivity, writing effective prompts, critically evaluating AI output, using AI responsibly, and developing strategies for keeping up with new AI tools and capabilities. No previous AI experience is required.

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Learning Outcomes

  • ✓Understand foundational artificial intelligence concepts
  • ✓Recognize the capabilities and limitations of AI tools
  • ✓Use generative AI to support everyday workplace tasks
  • ✓Identify tasks and workflows where AI can improve productivity
  • ✓Write clear and specific prompts for different use cases
  • ✓Apply prompting techniques including few-shot prompting
  • ✓Critically evaluate AI-generated output
  • ✓Recognize AI risks, biases, privacy concerns, and potential harms
  • ✓Develop strategies for evaluating and adopting emerging AI tools

Syllabus

1. Introduction to AI

Introduces artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, AI capabilities and limitations, and the importance of human oversight.

2. Maximize Productivity With AI Tools

Explores practical workplace applications of generative AI and how to identify opportunities to improve productivity and work processes.

3. Discover the Art of Prompting

Teaches how to write clear prompts and apply prompting techniques, including few-shot prompting, for a variety of generative AI tasks.

4. Use AI Responsibly

Covers AI harms, bias, privacy and security considerations, critical evaluation, and responsible approaches to using artificial intelligence.

5. Stay Ahead of the AI Curve

Explores strategies for keeping up with AI developments and evaluating emerging AI tools for future workplace applications.

Skills Covered

🧠 AI literacy🧠 Generative AI🧠 Prompt Engineering🧠 Prompt Patterns🧠 AI productivity🧠 Critical Thinking🧠 AI Integrations🧠 Responsible AI🧠 AI workflow analysis🧠 Technology evaluation