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Google AI Essentials
New to AI? With Google AI Essentials, you’ll discover how you can use AI to assist, empower, and inspire you. Learn how to use generative AI tools to help speed up daily tasks, make more informed decisions, and develop new ideas and content.
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Get more done, faster
Designed by experts at Google, AI Essentials shows you how to integrate AI tools into your daily workflow and increase your productivity.
1.75
average hours saved each day reported by employees who use generative AI1
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“The Google AI Essentials course has tremendously increased my understanding of AI and has cut the time I spend on administrative tasks for school and my internship in half.”
JAIMEER G. Google AI Essentials graduate
What’s in store
Do more than just learn AI fundamentals. With AI Essentials, you’ll practice using AI with hands-on activities based on real-world scenarios.
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No experience required
All skill levels welcome -
<10 hours to complete
Learn at your own pace -
5 modules
Master the fundamentals quickly -
Flexible schedule
AI training that fits into your life
COURSE
AI Essentials
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Brainstorm
Use AI to help you come up with new ideas, get past creative blocks, and build fresh, new content.
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Analyze & Take Action
Make more informed decisions by leaning into AI to gather information and dissect data.
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Boost Productivity
Speed up your daily tasks with AI, like drafting emails or summarizing reports.
Module breakdown
Introduction to AI
Maximize Productivity With AI Tools
Discover the Art of Prompting
Use AI Responsibly
Stay Ahead of the AI Curve
Stand out with in-demand AI skills
AI skills are becoming increasingly valuable in today’s dynamic workplace. By learning how to collaborate with AI, you’re giving yourself a competitive edge and setting yourself up for success.
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Earn a certificate
After completion, you can add your Google AI Essentials Certificate to your resume and professional profile.
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Get hands-on experience
No need to wait. With Google AI Essentials, you’ll gain practical knowledge that you can put to use right away.
Hear from our graduates
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“The course did a great job explaining AI - from development through application. I appreciated the varying perspectives presented, which were helpful in understanding how to AI responsibly as a tool in my profession, rather than a novelty.”
CRIS M. Google AI Essential graduate
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“I really think [the course] was perfect. It wasn’t too high level and it gave you that hands-on experience. I feel like my prompts have improved significantly.”
MEREDITH A. Google AI Essential graduate
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“I thought I was proficient until I took [AI Essentials], but there was so much I didn’t know. I would probably say it saves me more than 20 hours a week. I don’t have to hire a personal assistant because AI does that work.”
LAKETRA C. Google AI Essential graduate
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Google Career Certificates
Our flexible online training programs are designed to put you on the fast-track to careers in high-growth fields and to keep you up-to-date with the latest tools and technologies, such as generative AI.
Frequently asked questions
You probably already know that AI is short for artificial intelligence. But what does that mean exactly? AI refers to computer programs trained to do complex actions that usually require human brain power — and potentially a lot of time and effort — to accomplish. Simply put, AI can help with challenging tasks. When you learn to use AI tools effectively in your job, it can help you speed through some of those not-so-fun, routine tasks you dread to tackle, which can give you the time and space you need to concentrate on big-picture thinking or reach your goals more quickly. For example, you can use AI tools to help summarize notes, analyze dense spreadsheets, and create an engaging presentation. You can even use AI tools to help draft a detailed sales report and highlight key insights that you can share with your coworkers and managers. By learning how to augment your work with AI, you can set yourself up for success in today’s dynamic workplace — and you don’t even need programming skills to use it.
Generative AI is a specific form of AI that focuses on creating new content like text, images, or other media based on examples it’s been trained on. Some AI tools accept text or speech as input, while others also take videos or images. An exciting feature of generative AI tools is that you can give them instructions with natural language, also known as prompts. So, no coding is needed. During Google AI Essentials, you’ll practice using a conversational AI tool like Gemini, where you’ll experience using natural language to ask Gemini questions or brainstorm with it. In the workplace, you can use generative AI tools to get creative inspiration, boost your productivity, and make your ideas even bigger. For example, let's say you need to develop a new product. You can prompt the AI tool to help brainstorm ideas. Then, after reviewing the output, you can refine your ideas with additional prompts. You can even use an AI tool to generate a presentation outline to explain the product further and an image generator to create visuals for your presentation.
AI is quickly transforming today’s workplace. It makes sense, then, that developing a strong understanding of how to use the technology could give you a competitive edge in a variety of industries. But beyond helping you cultivate a fruitful career, AI can make your days at work more productive, too. AI can tackle routine tasks on your to-do list, help you enhance the quality of your work, empower you to make informed decisions, and generate new content for you. Stuck for ideas at the beginning of a project? Use AI as a creative collaboration tool. Drowning in a sea of emails? Use AI tools to help draft responses so you can clear out that inbox quickly. Need to make a quick promo video to market a new product? Just prompt an AI tool with your ideas and assets.
Google AI Essentials is taught by AI experts at Google who are working to make the technology helpful for everyone. In under 10 hours, they’ll do more than teach you about AI fundamentals — they’ll show you how to actually use it. You’ll get practical, hands-on experience augmenting your current and future work tasks with AI. Through videos, readings, and interactive exercises, you’ll learn how to use generative AI tools, create effective prompts, use AI responsibly, and select the right AI tools for your work needs. This self-paced course is accessible to everyone and is designed to fit into busy schedules. You don’t need any technical experience to begin, and the skills you’ll learn can be applied to a variety of roles across industries. After you complete the course, you’ll earn a certificate from Google to share with your network and potential employers.
This course is designed for anyone who feels swamped — like there’s never enough time to tackle the work that actually matters to them and their company. It’s created for those who want to supercharge their skillset and save time. With Google AI Essentials, you can develop the essential AI skills you need to be successful in today’s workplace, zero experience required.
You’ll gain hands-on experience using a variety of AI tools to accomplish different workplace tasks. From conversational AI tools to text-to-image generators, each activity comes with a list of AI tools you can choose from to learn how to get the job done.
Within each module, there are hands-on activities to practice using AI tools across many different real workplace scenarios. These activities provide an opportunity to learn by doing. Learners will develop practical skills that can be applied immediately to their work or can be showcased to employers. For example, when you discover the art of prompt engineering in module 3, you’ll use a conversational AI tool to help develop ideas and generate content to promote a product. You’ll incorporate AI into creative tasks such as brainstorming ideas for a presentation.
Google AI Essentials includes 5 modules: Introduction to AI Maximize Productivity With AI Tools Discover the Art of Prompting Use AI Responsibly Stay Ahead of the AI Curve
After you complete the course, you’ll earn a certificate from Google to share with your network and potential employers.
Having a certificate from Google is a concrete way to show current and future employers your competency in AI, an increasingly essential skill set.
1Visier. Survey Report: Closing the Global Skills Gap (2023)