A new ten-course seminar for engineers looking to add machine-learning skills to their resumes is now available through the Microsoft Professional Program. The Microsoft Professional Program for AI will be available four times a year and it should take at least a few weeks to complete the training. Developers will be given an introduction to machine-learning principles and taught how to create learning models and data sets, modeled on an internal Microsoft training program. They will be awarded a “a digitally sharable, résumé-worthy credential” after completing a deep learning project at the end of the course, Microsoft said. There are thousands and thousands of reasons why developers might want to take such a course: salaries for qualified artificial intelligence professionals are through the roof right now, and that gold rush is unlikely to end any time soon as more and more companies investing in AI research and application. Interestingly, as more and more people continue to fret about the future impact of AI-driven applications and the current state of personal data platforms, the program requires an “Ethics in AI” course. The classes will be offered through edX.org, the massive open online course provider. Microsoft offers several other types of certificate programs such as this one, including front-end web development, cloud administration, and DevOps.
Microsoft has launched a training scheme for future AI engineers via online course provider edX.org. The Microsoft Professional Program for AI will run for at least a few weeks four times a year offering introductions to the principles of machine learning, with tuition in how to produce learning modules and data sets, with what the company said would be a “résumé-worthy credential” at the end of it. Salaries for qualified AI engineers are high and, with more companies investing in AI research and development, the willingness to pay for talent is unlikely to end soon.