This is a tentative schedule of course topics and class periods, and it is subject to change.
Refer to Canvas for up-to-date details.
| Wk | Date | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08/25 | Tue | Introductions; What is AI? |
| 08/27 | Thu | ||
| 2 | 09/01 | Tue | History of AI, Neural Networks |
| 09/03 | Thu | ||
| 3 | 09/08 | Tue | History of text prediction; Markov Chains to LLMs |
| 09/10 | Thu | ||
| 4 | 09/15 | Tue | Transformers |
| 09/17 | Thu | ||
| 5 | 09/22 | Tue | |
| 09/24 | Thu | ||
| 6 | 09/29 | Tue | Capabilities, Applications, & Effective Use |
| 10/01 | Thu | ||
| 7 | 10/06 | Tue | Models and their properties |
| 10/08 | Thu | ||
| 8 | 10/13 | Tue | Multimodal LLMs |
| 10/15 | Thu | ||
| 9 | 10/20 | Tue | Effective Use; Project planning |
| 10/22 | Thu | ||
| 10 | 10/27 | Tue | |
| 10/29 | Thu | ||
| 11 | 11/03 | Tue | Limits & Failures |
| 11/05 | Thu | ||
| 12 | 11/10 | Tue | Societal Impact: Issues and Concerns |
| 11/12 | Thu | ||
| 13 | 11/17 | Tue | |
| 11/19 | Thu | ||
| 14 | 11/24 | Tue | |
| 11/26 | Thu | Thanksgiving Break | |
| 15 | 12/01 | Tue | Societal Impact: Reasons for Optimism |
| 12/03 | Thu | ||
| 16 | 12/09 | Wed | 8:00-10:00am — Final exam period |