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FAQs – AI courses for working IT Professionals
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What are the prerequisites?
The prerequisite for the technical course is Python. You should be able to understand/ read the code.
Would this course cover CNN, Transformer architectures in detail? Also what other GenAI architectures you would cover?
Yes, we will talk about CNN, Transformer and many more topics.
CNN is an old but basic concept, so we will talk about it. However, we will talk about latest topics in detail, like – Agents, Multi-modality, LLMs, RAG, Fine Tuning, Langchain, Vector Databases etc.
This will be a practical and completely industry-relevant course. We are confident that no other course in the world covers all these topics currently.
Will there be any final exam to get certification?
No examination.
However, we provide you with 60+ code labs and we will make 25+ practical applications.
We encourage you to complete the labs and build practical applications to deepen your knowledge and learning.
Will session recordings be made available for later viewing
Yes.
What about query support and resolution?
This is an instructor-led live classes course. You can ask questions in the class.
I hope each session will have assignments and projects and hands-on to reinforce the learning
Yes, it’s a very practical course.
Check out the details about Labs and Practical applications here – https://www.aimletc.com/online-instructor-led-ai-llm-coaching-for-it-technical-professionals/
Will this course cover HuggingFace etc?
Yes, Huggingface has all the models, and datasets. So, it is almost impossible to learn GenAI and LLMs without covering Huggingface
How is this course different from other AI courses for working professionals?
The major problems with existing courses are
- Spend initial time teaching Maths and Statistics
- Do not cover the latest topics like Large Language Models, Generative AI, LLM Agents etc.
- Do not cover management topics like – AI/ LLM Security, How to build AI teams, Regulations in AI, Real use cases of AI in businesses etc.
And that’s the reason, we have
- Removed almost all Maths and Stats
- Made the course end-to-end – It starts with the basics of ML and covers the latest topics of Large language models
- Short course
- Added management topics like – AI security, regulations, how to build an AI team, the costs involved, real use cases of AI in businesses etc
What are the other courses available out there?
Academic Institutes like MIT, IIT Kanpur, IISc Bangalore, IIM Bangalore etc.
Edtech Platforms like Maven, Upgrad, Simplilearn, Great Learning etc.
Most of the courses from these institutes and edtech platforms are created for students and junior professionals.
While targeting senior professionals, these platforms are offering almost the same course with some generic management lessons. Their main value proposition is “accreditation”.
However, when it comes to course quality they are falling short.
What they do not understand is
- Most professionals do not want to re-learn Maths & Statistics to start their AI learning journey
- They need a complete offering from Baiscs to the latest and not just basics of AI or Machine Learning
- Management lessons should be AI and LLM-specific and not generic ones
- Senior professionals do not want to spend 6 months to 2 years learning a new technology, so the courses should be short.
Why are you not teaching Maths, Stats and other concepts?
As AI has progressed, the focus has shifted from building AI models to using these models for your use case.
So, if we are not looking to build these models then we do not need to learn Maths, Stats and other concepts which are there in traditional courses.
Here is how I learned AI as a non-technical person in 4 months for free
What will one achieve by the end of the course?
After taking the course you will be able to
- understand what AI can do and importantly what AI can’t do
- understand the possibilities of AI in your business and industry
- implement AI in your business and work
Will you provide a certificate?
Yes, we do provide a certificate.
However, the tools you will build and the knowledge you will gain will be much more useful.
Who are your previous learners?
Some of our learners are:
Kanti Jinger – https://www.linkedin.com/in/kantijinger/
IIT Bombay – 1991 passout. Currently running an IT company
Hari Nayak – https://www.linkedin.com/in/hariprasadnayak/
Senior Director of Software Engineering – Maersk
Shivani Jinger – https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivani-jinger-534711103/
IT professional, M.S – Oregon State University
Prerna Pandit – https://www.linkedin.com/in/prerna-pandit-a93b929/
Senior Development Manager at Veritas
Gaurav Sisodia – https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravsi-msft/
Principal Engineer Manager at Microsoft
Puneet Banga – https://www.linkedin.com/in/puneet-banga
Director of Engineering at Nagarro
Vinay Kambli – https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinay-kambli
Manager, Product Development Platform at Nvidia
Is this course practical? Will I be able to make AI applications after the course?
The duration of the course is less but this course is rigorous.
The curriculum is end-to-end. It contains 50+ Hands on Labs and 25+ Practical applications. For every session, you may have to spend 2-3 hours extra work on exercises, labs and building applications
Will I get extra support if I need to understand the topics better?
Yes, that should not be a problem.
Well, it has not happened yet but we can consider the request on a need basis
Why/ How did you start teaching?
I have been teaching many things to different people since 2005. I used to teach Maths to class 12th students. Later I taught Marketing and Sales to MBA students, then I taught Digital Marketing to working professionals and also taught about Entrepreneurship to new entrepreneurs. So I have a flair for teaching.
I learned AI by taking Andrew NG’s course and other online courses. At this time, I realised that many AI concepts can be simplified in simple language. If we can do this fear of learning AI can be reduced.
So, I first simplified AI concepts and started taking AI classes in an engineering college. At the same time, I gave a few tech talks which were attended by senior professionals.
After interacting with these senior professionals, I got a few queries like Is it possible to learn AI without Maths? How long does it take to learn AI? What topics are relevant for us to learn?
At first, I gave the usual answers and directed them to the famous Andrew NG’s course but I also did a quick research if there were any special courses available for senior professionals
And that’s when I realised the problem that the existing courses were not good enough and decided to build dedicated courses for them.
I am 40+ years old, should I learn AI?
It seems there is no relationship between age and learning AI. We have most of the learners with 15+ years of experience and some even with 25+ years of experience.
I know basic ML, can we skip that part?
You can opt for Generative AI course
Can the price be negotiable?
We have standard and transparent pricing – https://www.aimletc.com/ai-ml-etc-course-offerings-pricing/. We may come up with some seasonal discounts, so please keep a tab on that.
In case you are going through a financial crisis, please email us and we will try to consider your case.
Do you have a weekday or weekend batch? What are the timings?
There are both weekday and weekend batches.
We will launch the course as per availability.
I am a lawyer and want to learn AI tools, can you help me with that?
Sorry, we can’t help you with that. We teach AI as a technology that can help you in making a career in AI or implementing AI in business.
Just teaching AI tools is not what we do.
Is AI difficult to learn?
AI is just another technology. As is the case for learning any new thing, be it technology or musical instruments or any other thing, we need to apply ourselves for some time.
So, if we apply ourselves for a few weeks with the right frame of mind, it should not be difficult to learn AI
What is the fee can someone pay in instalments?
Pricing AI courses for senior IT professionals – https://www.aimletc.com/ai-ml-etc-course-offerings-pricing/
Yes, you can pay in 3 instalments. Check out the pricing page for more information.
If you have any more questions, please drop an email – nt(at)aimletc(dot)com
