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ZDNET's key takeaways
Google's course builds practical AI skills from basics to app building.
The hands-on Gemini training is broad, useful, and well-built.
Move fast to beat the trial clock and avoid Coursera's fee.
After working through the first few modules, I had mixed feelings about recommending the course to earn a Google AI Professional Certificate, mostly because it starts with some inconveniences and annoyances. But after completing the course and considering what you get going through the whole thing, I highly recommend it.
Also: Taught by AI pioneers, Stanford's free online course takes you far beyond ChatGPT
In this article, I'll take you through what Google and Coursera are offering and what you'll get from the process. Stay tuned to the end because I'll offer some essential tips for completing the course and getting your certificate for free. I'll also outline some of the annoyances, because they do need to be mentioned.
Let's get started.
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