CS4000: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence - NPS Online
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence
Course #CS4000
Est.imated Completion Time: 3 months
POC: NPS Online Support
Overview
An introduction for non-CS-majors to the structure of the AI field and the kinds of hardware-software systems available to perform classification, data mining, decision support, discovery, speech understanding, vision, inference, and deduction. Students will be exposed to the major areas of concern, research, and application of AI, including the history and foundations, the kinds of learning machines, the critical domains of AI application, and the directions in which the field is advancing.
Included in degrees & certificates
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Learning Outcomes
- To understand the nature and history of AI systems.
- To understand the kinds of AI systems that exist, their military applications, their strengths, their vulnerabilities, their strategic value, and their risks.
- To understand the four bedrock principles of AI in the military and apply them to AI projects.
- To think critically about AI, distinguishing hype from reality.

Application Deadlines
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08 Jan 2024
Spring Quarter applications due
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01 Apr 2024
Summer Quarter applications due
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08 Jul 2024
Fall Quarter applications due
Academic Calendar
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08 Dec 2023
Last day of classes
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12 Dec 2023 – 14 Dec 2023
Fall Quarter final examinations
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15 Dec 2023
Fall Quarter graduation
See NPS Academic Calendar for more dates.