DeepLearning.AI ยท on Coursera
AI For Everyone is a free-to-learn beginner course from Coursera, online. It takes about 7 hours and ends with a paid professional certificate.
A well-paced, non-technical introduction for managers and staff who want to understand machine learning, deep learning and data science well enough to spot AI opportunities in their organisation. Andrew Ng's teaching and the ethics coverage stand out. It takes about 7 hours and is free to enrol, but the shareable certificate costs extra and the price isn't shown. For a free certificate, try AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations from Anthropic.
Non-technical introduction from DeepLearning.AI and Andrew Ng covering what machine learning, deep learning and data science mean, how to spot AI opportunities in an organisation, and the ethical questions involved.
More courses on responsible AI and ethics.
Everyone (no background needed), Business professionals, Managers and leaders.
Level: beginner (as stated by the provider). Delivery: online, self-paced.
No prior experience required
Free to learn. Certificate paid. Free to enrol; shareable certificate requires purchase.
Certificate: paid professional certificate. Coursera shareable certificate (paid).
DeepLearning.AI is based in the US. We checked this course on the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026.
If you want a free, government-backed start instead, AI Skills Boost gives every adult in the UK free AI courses, and finishing selected ones earns an AI foundations badge.
None of the UK funding schemes we track pays for this course. See free and funded training by nation for what is funded where you live.
Other UK courses on AI literacy and fundamentals: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Online (Forth Valley College), Living with AI (Scottish AI Alliance), An Introduction to AI (North East Scotland College).
See also: free and funded training by nation, AI courses for managers and leaders.
Free to learn. Certificate paid.
About 7 hours, self-paced.
Yes: paid professional certificate. The provider calls it "Coursera shareable certificate (paid)".
It's a beginner course. Prerequisites: No prior experience required.
Start any time.
Partly. Of the 9 DeepLearning.AI courses we list, 4 are free for a limited time during the platform beta, 4 are free to learn with a paid certificate, and 1 is paid. Certificates generally need a paid plan; prices are shown in USD and we don't convert them.
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| Course | Delivery | Cost | Level | Hours | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Capabilities and LimitationsAnthropic Academy | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | Not stated | Free certificate |
| AI Fluency: Framework & FoundationsAnthropic Academy | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | Not stated | Free certificate |
| AI FoundationsOpenAI Academy | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | 1.5 | Free badge |
| AI in primary computingNational Centre for Computing Education | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | 1.5 | Certificate not stated |
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