Generative AI for Business Leaders

Course

The Generative AI for Business Leaders course is designed to provide leaders with a framework for implementing successful AI projects and strategies in their organizations. You’ll learn how to structure your people, processes, and platforms to realize the immense potential that Generative AI holds for innovation, cost savings, and growth, and you’ll create a 100-day project roadmap for bringing Generative AI to life.

Intermediate

3 weeks

Real-world Projects

Completion Certificate

Last Updated July 11, 2024

Skills you'll learn:

Product management basics • Model performance metrics • GenAI Use Cases • Building AI Teams

Prerequisites:

Basic descriptive statistics

Course Lessons

Lesson 1

Introduction to Generative AI

This lesson provides the foundational knowledge needed about generative AI. From contextualizing GenAI within AI, to the processes and models used in GenAI systems, and finally use cases and benefits.

Lesson 2

How to Think about Generative AI from a Business Perspective

This lesson covers how to think about GenAI from a business perspective. You'll learn how GenAI can improve your business, the different approaches you can take, and its impacts and limitations.

Lesson 3

Launching Generative AI for your Business

In this lesson, you'll learn how to put GenAI into practice. You'll identify business areas that could be improved, create a roadmap for GenAI projects, and identify the core components necessary.

Lesson 4

Ensuring you Have the Right Human Capital for GenAI Adoption

Having the right people is essential to bringing GenAI to your business. This lesson will discuss key stakeholders, necessary roles and responsibilities, and organizational models that can be used.

Lesson 5

Process to Ready the Business for Generative AI

This lesson will discuss key elements of a GenAI strategy, responsible AI, risk assessments for GenAI projects, and the development process and management of GenAI projects.

Lesson 6

Platforms to Ready the Business for Generative AI

This lesson will cover the AI and ML architectures that supports GenAI solutions, the specific needs of GenAI projects, the significance of data, along with various partners for each step.

Lesson 7

Optional: "Generative AI: Savior or Saboteur of the Digital Workforce?"

Webinar Recording of instructor Ed Wiley and Udacity Founder Sebastian Thrun, "Generative AI: Savior or Saboteur of the Digital Workforce"

Lesson 8 • Project

Build a Generative AI Strategy with Project Roadmap

Now that you have completed all of the course material, it's time to put it all together in the project!

Taught By The Best

Ed Wiley, Ph.D.

AI Expert/Consultant at Ed Wiley Ventures, LLC

Dr. Ed Wiley has over 25 years of experience building, leading, and advising world-class machine learning, AI, and data science teams at companies at stages from startup to Fortune 50, holding titles such as CIO, CTO, and Chief Data Scientist. He currently serves as Chief Data and Analytics Officer for Opsis Health.

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Demonstrate proficiency with practical projects

Projects are based on real-world scenarios and challenges, allowing you to apply the skills you learn to practical situations, while giving you real hands-on experience.

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Reviewers provide timely and constructive feedback on your project submissions, highlighting areas of improvement and offering practical tips to enhance your work.