Feed — Elements of AI
Elements of AI is a free online course for everyone interested in artificial intelligence. The course aims to demystify AI – with no complicated math or programming skills required.
The project was initiated in the spring of 2018 by Reaktor and the University of Helsinki. We teamed up, and within a short, 8-week period we designed, illustrated, developed and launched the first version of the course.
![Group 32 AI](https://feedweb.imgix.net/Group-32_AI.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=jpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=436&w=500)
Most would agree that AI increasingly has an almost unfathomable impact on our society as a whole. If more people from all kinds of backgrounds understand the basics of AI, we will eventually also find solutions to a wider range of problems and issues. The course also speaks on the subject of ethics, and emphasises the problem with bias in AI.
The first goal was to educate 1% of the Finnish population. As we passed 2% just two months after launch, the goal is now 1% of the world.
The course is now ranked as #1 Computer Science online course in the world, ahead of Stanford, Harvard, and MIT. More than 1.1M has registered since launch in May 2018. Almost 45% are female. That number is usually around 10% in Computer Science courses. 25% are over 45 years old.
Some numbers
1.1M registered
students
170
countries
21% over
45 years old
![Elements cert](https://feedweb.imgix.net/elements-cert.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=png&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=337&w=500)
![Mask Group1](https://feedweb.imgix.net/Mask-Group1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=758&transformer=imgix&w=400)
![Mask Group](https://feedweb.imgix.net/Mask-Group_190515_102159.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=758&transformer=imgix&w=400)
![Mask Group kopi](https://feedweb.imgix.net/Mask-Group-kopi.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=758&transformer=imgix&w=400)
![Elements icon 1](https://feedweb.imgix.net/elements-icon-1.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=400&transformer=imgix&w=400)
![Elements icon 2](https://feedweb.imgix.net/elements-icon-2.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=426&transformer=imgix&w=400)
![Frame](https://feedweb.imgix.net/Frame.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=400&transformer=imgix&w=400)
![Elements custom screenshot](/elements-custom-screenshot.png)
![Artificial intellegence illustration](https://feedweb.imgix.net/AI-Group-31.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=758&transformer=imgix&w=400)
![Logistic regression exercise](https://feedweb.imgix.net/Group-10.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=752&transformer=imgix&w=400)
![Logistic regression exercise](https://feedweb.imgix.net/Group-10.1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=752&transformer=imgix&w=400)
![Group 25](https://feedweb.imgix.net/Group-25.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=png&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=155&w=500)
Our delivery
Brand identity
Product design
Illustration
Development
Project and launch management
Collaborators
Initiative by Reaktor and the University of Helsinki
Awards
Gold in Visuelt, Digital design: Open class
Gold, best online campaign, Grand One Finland
Grand Prix in Grand One Finland