Elements of AI (University of Helsinki / MinnaLearn)
Elements of AI: Building AI is a free-to-learn course from Elements of AI, online. It takes about 50 hours and ends with a paid professional certificate.
We rate it intermediate level; the provider doesn't say.
Suits learners with some basic Python who have finished Introduction to AI and want to see the algorithms behind AI methods. Exercises come at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, though overall it is intermediate. Expect about 50 hours. The main caveat is the certificate: the course is free, but the shareable certificate costs EUR 50 including VAT. A more demanding free option with Python projects is CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python on edX.
Checked against Elements of AI (University of Helsinki / MinnaLearn) on Oct 26, 2026
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Follow-on to Introduction to AI that works through the algorithms behind AI methods, with exercises at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Made by Reaktor and the University of Helsinki.
Level: intermediate (our rating). Delivery: online, self-paced.
Some basic Python programming skills recommended
Free to learn. Certificate EUR 50. Course free; shareable certificate costs 50 EUR incl. VAT.
Certificate: paid professional certificate. Paid shareable certificate (50 EUR), honours levels available.
Free to learn. Certificate EUR 50. The provider shows it in EUR, and we don't convert it.
About 50 hours, self-paced.
Yes: paid professional certificate. The provider calls it "Paid shareable certificate (50 EUR), honours levels available".
It's an intermediate course (our rating; the provider does not state a level). Prerequisites: Some basic Python programming skills recommended.
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