September 12, 2023

If you are going to successfully do business in China today, we believe you must begin with an understanding of China’s complex historical journey and develop an appreciation for the ways in which this deep and rich history has shaped the current Reform-Era. Dive into a “brief” history of one of...

Understand the impact of the last seventy years - the period of Communist China - and how China was able to emerge from the economic, political, and social destruction of the Mao years to become, in forty years, the second-largest economy in the world. What topics will be covered Gain...

Many still believe that China’s economic success is mainly tied to its large cheap labor pool, or that its economy is not innovative. This is not true. This module explores China’s history and culture of innovation. What topics will be covered Trace the origins, evolution, and impact of...

Welcome to the Foundations of AI course! In this module, we will take a bird’s eye view of AI, and understand why the field fundamentally changed in 2020, making new applications possible that would have seemed like science fiction just a few years ago. What topics will be covered What...

We’ll explore datasets and algorithms–the fundamental building blocks of AI systems. We’ll look at what models and algorithms are, as well as what types of data exist. Finally, we will spend time learning about the different machine learning tasks that we normally see in industry and research. By...

In this module, we’ll complete our discussion of decision trees, and conclude our exploration of the era of AI 1.0. Then, we’ll dive into neural networks, a new kind of AI model that’s based on the structure of the human brain. We’ll see how neural networks work, how they relate to the human...

In this module, we’ll be taking a closer look at deep learning strategies for vision. In the process, we’ll uncover one of the most important properties of modern AI systems, a property that’s shaped the corporate strategy of world-leading tech companies, and that paved the way for the deep...

Of all the tasks you can get an AI system to master, text generation is likely the most valuable, and the most fascinating. AI models that learn to generate text are known as language models, and for reasons we’ll be exploring in this lesson, language modeling turned out to finally offer a path...

GPT-3 showed the world that AI systems can be made more general and more capable simply via scaling, by using vast amounts of processing power and data to train gigantic models with a tremendous number of weights. There’s no known theoretical limit to how far scaling can go. Here, we will explore...

In this module we’ll explore an important topic: malicious applications of AI and adversarial AI. What topics will be covered Identify why a wide range of malicious applications of AI have become possible since 2020. Describe what new malicious applications are now possible, from...

The problem of getting AI models to reliably generate the kind of output we want isn’t restricted to language models; it’s a universal feature of all AI systems. And as those systems become more scaled and more capable, it’s a problem that’s going to get worse, and not better. Ultimately, many...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming the “everything technology,” and recent advancements in the field have accelerated its progress significantly. It’s essential to gain an understanding of AI and anticipate the capabilities of future AI systems in the near-term for various reasons,...

Essentials of International Credit & Trade Finance is part of the Executive Certificate in International Credit & Trade Finance, which will enhance your understanding of global trade, international sales and payment, cash flow, and credit lines. This online professional development certificate...

Lead Complex Projects With Confidence and Skill There has never been a better time to be a professional project manager. Industries such as aerospace, construction, manufacturing and technology rely heavily on well-trained project managers to ensure that work gets done on time and on budget....

Dig deeper into the details of doing business in China in the era of Xi Jinping, particularly focusing on how to navigate partnerships and the supply chain. Learn what Chinese manufacturers need to do to benefit from working with foreign companies under the current regime. What topics will...