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Google AI Essentials is a self-paced program to help people across roles and industries get AI skills to boost their productivity. Zero experience required. The specialization is taught by AI experts at Google who are working to make the technology helpful for everyone.
In under 10 hours, they’ll do more than teach you about AI — they’ll show you how to use it in the real world. Stuck at the beginning of a project? You’ll learn how to use AI tools to generate ideas and content. Planning an event? You’ll use AI tools to help research, organize, and make more informed decisions. Drowning in a flooded inbox? You’ll use AI tools to help speed up those daily work tasks, like drafting email responses. You’ll also learn how to write effective prompts and use AI responsibly.
After you complete the program, you’ll earn a certificate from Google to share with your network and potential employers. By using AI as a helpful collaboration tool, you can set yourself up for success in today’s workplace.
Syllabus
- Course 1: Introduction to AI
- Course 2: Maximize Productivity With AI Tools
- Course 3: Discover the Art of Prompting
- Course 4: Use AI Responsibly
- Course 5: Stay Ahead of the AI Curve
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Write effective prompts to get the output you want. Learn how to incorporate prompting techniques, such as few-shot prompting, into your work. Understand how generative AI tools produce output and the importance of evaluating output. By the end of this course, you will be able to write clear and specific prompts and produce outputs that help accomplish workplace tasks.
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Discover how AI works and explore foundational AI concepts, such as machine learning. Learn about the rise of generative AI and how to perform tasks with it. By the end of this course, you’ll have an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of AI tools and how to integrate generative AI in the workplace.
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Leverage generative AI tools to speed up work tasks and boost your productivity. Examine the important role humans play in the effective use of AI, and understand the types of workplace tasks you can augment with AI. By the end of this course, you will be able to determine if AI is right for a given task and how to use AI to accelerate workflows.
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Continue developing your skills within the current and emerging AI landscape. Learn about the ways different organizations have leveraged AI and consider how these innovations may inspire your own AI-powered workplace solutions. By the end of this course, you'll develop a strategy to stay up to date with future AI developments.
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Use AI responsibly by mitigating biases and inaccuracies. Learn how to identify potential AI harms and recognize the security risks of using AI in the workplace. By the end of this course, you will gain an understanding of how to use AI responsibly and effectively.
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The Google AI Essentials course has been a tremendous help to me both as an educator and a real estate agent. It breaks down AI in a clear, practical way and shows how to apply it across different fields. As a teacher, I’ve used what I learned to streamline lesson planning and personalize instruction. In real estate, it’s helped me organize data, write smarter, and save time on repetitive tasks. I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to work more efficiently and understand how AI can truly make everyday work easier and more effective.