Introduction to AI for finance professionals

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Introduction to AI for finance professionals

This course is part of AI for Finance Specialization

Instructor: AI Business School

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Welcome to the “Introduction to AI for finance professionals” — a unique, hands-on course designed to help you build foundational AI and Generative AI literacy. In this course, you’ll discover how Generative AI is transforming the finance profession, explore key risks and best practices, while experimenting with powerful AI tools in interactive, finance-focused applications.

By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Understand the fundamentals of AI and its potential opportunities in finance - Explore and recognize risks and limitations associated with AI and how to address them - Practice with different AI tools to get hands-on experience - Get started with essential prompting techniques for using different Generative AI models - Discover and try out various finance-specific use cases and AI technologies, explore the ways to integrate them into daily job routines - Participate in a project to generate a finance-specific AI use case idea with an interest in programming. - Prepare for the next phase of your AI journey, progressing from foundational to advanced applications Welcome to the unique “Introduction to AI for finance professionals” course. Just start your AI journey and discover all the fascinating opportunities opened up for you by Artificial Intelligence.

Gain foundational AI and GenAI literacy with hands-on exercises. This module introduces the fast-changing world of Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI (GenAI), focusing on what these current technologies are, how they operate, and how they are transforming the way we work.

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5 videos6 readings1 assignment3 plugins

5 videos Total 14 minutes

Evolution of AI technologies 4 minutes
AI in the enterprise environment 2 minutes
Like talking to a human 3 minutes
Prompting as a highly important new skill 3 minutes
Why AI is important for all of us 2 minutes

6 readings Total 65 minutes

Course Syllabus 10 minutes
Module Overview: Introduction to AI and GenAI 10 minutes
Prompting exercise: text generation 5 minutes
Prompting exercise: image generation 1 5 minutes
Prompting exercise: image generation 2 5 minutes
Module summary document 30 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Assessment: Introduction to AI 30 minutes

3 plugins Total 45 minutes

Prompting exercise: text generation 15 minutes
Prompting exercise: image generation 1 15 minutes
Prompting exercise: image generation 2 15 minutes

This module explores how AI transforms key roles and workflows in finance. You’ll also gain hands-on exposure to impactful use cases and tools, laying the foundation for creating AI-powered solutions tailored to your daily finance routines.

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1 video2 readings1 assignment1 plugin

Understand and avoid risks related to AI. During this module you will become aware of the most relevant limitations and risks related to the use of AI. And you will learn how to effectively address the most important risks. The first part covers the main AI-related risk groups like company-specific, social and existential risks. The second part gives practical advice on how to interact with AI solutions to minimize the risk exposure. At the end you will receive access to a summary document.

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6 videos3 readings1 assignment

6 videos Total 18 minutes

Company-specific risks 5 minutes
Social risks 2 minutes
Existential risks 4 minutes
How to avoid company-specific risks 2 minutes
What kind of information to share with AI 4 minutes
How to handle answers and results provided by AI 3 minutes

3 readings Total 34 minutes

Overview 2 minutes
Overview 2 minutes
Summary 30 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module: Actively Manage AI Risks 30 minutes

Congratulations! You're about to complete the final stretch of your course. Before you obtain your certificate, you'll just need to complete the final assessment. Good luck!

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