Revenue Mgmt & Pricing

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The field of AI will fundamentally transform many industries within the next few years. According to the latest World Economic Forum (WEF) report, AI will create 133 million new and displace 75 million old jobs worldwide (with the net creation of 58 million new jobs) within the next few years, contributing up to $15 trillion to the global GDP by 2030, according to PwC. Furthermore, there is an acute AI skills shortage around the world: the demand for AI jobs is measured in millions, while there are currently about 300,000 AI professionals worldwide, according to another report. Not surprisingly, AI-rel ated jobs are among the fastest-growing and the most in-demand today. Furthermore, AI has experienced rapid growth over the last ten years with major advances in its subfields of Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Robotics, and other subfields. The purpose of this course is to provide the students with a systematic introduction to the recent developments in AI through the coverage of fundamental AI concepts, practical business applications, and hands-on experiences with modern AI frameworks. Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to: 1. Understand AI’s fundamental concepts and methods, e.g., what AI can do and cannot do 2. Understanding the foundations of machine learning 3. Deep understanding of modern AI --- deep learning, and different deep neural network architectures and their state-of-the-art applications. 4. Learn how to apply AI-based methods to solve business problems and how to integrate AI into your business