CompTIA AI Essentials offers an introduction to the world of artificial intelligence, equipping learners with the knowledge and skills to thrive in an AI-driven landscape. Learners will gain a solid understanding of the AI landscape, exploring its definition, evolution, and the various types of AI that are transforming industries.
The course dives into practical AI applications, demonstrating how AI can enhance productivity, creativity, and decision-making in business settings. Learners will also uncover the potential of Generative AI, discovering its capabilities in creating text, audio, and images, and learning how to select the right tools for specific tasks. Additionally, the course addresses the intersection of AI and cybersecurity, highlighting potential threats and navigating the legal and privacy challenges associated with AI.
By completing CompTIA AI Essentials, learners will futureproof their careers, acquiring the skills and insights needed to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving job market where AI plays a pivotal role.
Learning Outcome
Learners completing the CompTIA AI Essentials course will understand the applications of AI, with a focus on Generative AI and prompt engineering in the workplace. They will gain practical skills to effectively use AI tools like ChatGPT, GPTPro, and Google AutoDraw, while exploring critical topics such as augmented intelligence, dataset biases, ethical considerations, the future of generative AI, and reskilling for the evolving job market.
Course Outline
Lesson 1: AI Unveiled
- 1.1 Defining AI
- Everyday AI
- Three Different Types of Intelligences
- The Story of AI
- Evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Subsets of AI
- Augmented Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence
- Lesson Review
- 1.2 Getting Started with AI
- The First Steps of Using AI
- Getting into the AI Mindset
- Starting Your Own AI Project
- Managing AI in Your Organization
- Lesson Review
- 1.3 Applying AI Solutions in Business
- AI Use in Business
- Activity: Use AI in Business
- AI Improving Efficiency
- AI Enhancing Customer Service
- Lesson Review
- 1.4 Exploring AI as a Collaborative Partner
- Impact of AI on Business and Society
- Exploring Collaborative Creativity with Generative AI
- Activity: Use AI as a Collaborative Partner
- AI and Career Growth
- Societal Impact of AI
- Reflect: AI in Your Life
- Advancing in AI: From Basics to Mastery
- Lesson Review
- 1.5 Using AI to Support Your Team
- AI Challenges and Considerations
- Activity: Support a Business Team with AI
- Activity: Sort the AI Work Process
- Activity: Sort the AI Work Process
- Lesson Review
- 1.6 Talking to Coworkers about AI
- Tips for Talking About AI in the Workplace
- Probing Questions
- Reflect: Effectively Explaining AI to a Coworker
- Reflect: Assisting with an AI-Driven Marketing Email
- Activity: Talk with Coworkers About AI
- Try It: Stay Current
- Lesson Review
Lesson 2: Generative AI Frontiers
- 2.1 Types of Generative AI
- Generative AI and Neural Networks
- Uses for Generative AI in Business
- Examples of Generative AI
- Activity: Discern Between AI and Human Generated Content
- Reflect: Selecting Generative AI Tools
- Activity: The Future Implications of Generative AI
- Lesson Review
- 2.2 Using the Right Tool
- The Process of Selecting Appropriate AI Tools
- Activity: Choose the Right AI Tool
- Generative AI in Mathematics and Language Translations
- Try It: Draft a Message
- Try It: Social Media Posts
- Activity: Outline Basic Prompts for a Generative AI Tool
- Next Steps
- Lesson Review
Lesson 3: Engineering Effective Prompts
- 3.1 What is Prompt Engineering?
- Defining Prompt Engineering
- The Possibility of Bias in AI
- Activity: Identify Biases in AI
- Types of Prompts
- Crafting Your Prompt: Style, Tone, and Impact
- Inclusive AI for a Diverse World
- Using AI in Language Translation
- Prompt Writing: Generating Text
- Prompt Writing: Generating Media
- Activity: Engineer Prompts
- Lesson Review
- 3.2 Practicing Prompt Engineering
- Try It: Write an Internal Memo
- Try It: Draft Educational Content
- Try It: Write a Tourism Ad
- Try It: Create a Social Media Strategy
- Try It: Write a Sci-Fi Story
- Try It: Create an Image of Space
- Try It: Create a Musical Composition
- Tips to Keep Improving
- Lesson Review
Lesson 4: Balancing Innovation and Privacy
- 4.1 Examining Roles in Cybersecurity
- Balanacing the Effects of AI
- How AI Enhances Cybersecurity
- AI and Cyber Criminals
- Phishing and AI
- Deep Fake Scams
- Activity: Identify AI Threats
- Activity: Use AI to Enhance Cybersecurity
- Lesson Review
- 4.2 Addressing AI Legal and Ethical Issues
- Navigating Legal Issues and Privacy Concerns with AI in Business
- AI and Information Privacy
- How AI Affects Intellectual Property and AI-Generated Content
- How AI Affects Artists and Authors
- Understanding You, Understanding AI: Consent and Transparency
- Right to Explanation for AI Decisions
- Activity: Legal and Ethical Consequences of AI
- Lesson Review
- 4.3 Making Decisions Using AI
- Impact of AI on Decision-Making
- Activity: Make Effective Decisions with AI
- How Bias in AI can Affect Decisions
- Activity: Reduce Bias in AI Decision Making
- Cross-Validating AI Results and Ensuring Accuracy
- Moving Forward with AI
- Lesson Review
Lesson 5: Future Trends and Innovations in AI
- 5.1 Anticipating What Comes Next in AI
- The Effect of AI on Daily Life
- Emerging Technologies
- AI and the Future of Driving
- Activity: Use AI
- Reflect: Exploring AI Benefits and Challenges
- Emerging Technologies in AI: Digital Twins
- Reflect: AI Time Capsule
- Explain AI to Others
- Lesson Review
- 5.2 Preparing for the Future with AI
- Exploring Breakthroughs with Generative Models
- AI as an Accelerator
- How AI Affects Jobs
- Preparing for the AI Enhanced Workforce
- Reflect: Exploring the Impact of AI on Jobs
- Staying Current with AI: Tools and Tips
- Why Understanding AI Technical Concepts is Important Now
- Try It: Exploring AI Experiments
- How AI Can Drive Innovation
- Try It: Implementing AI in Your Industry
- Lesson Review