What is this?
AI-Edu is an open-source AI education community created by Microsoft Research Asia's AI education team, offering systematised tutorials, practice cases and practice projects for Chinese learners.
AI-Edu is an open-source AI education community created by Microsoft Research Asia's AI education team, offering systematised tutorials, practice cases and practice projects for Chinese learners.What is actually inside — courses, code, or both?Three modules: theory tutorials (Python basics, neural networks, classic machine learning, modern software engineering, AI systems), hands-on practice cases, and larger practice projects.
Three modules: theory tutorials (Python basics, neural networks, classic machine learning, modern software engineering, AI systems), hands-on practice cases, and larger practice projects.Where do I actually study it — the GitHub repo or a separate site?Both: the repo holds all the material, and a companion community website launched together with V1.3.0. Start with the basic tutorials module, which begins at Python fundamentals.
Both: the repo holds all the material, and a companion community website launched together with V1.3.0. Start with the basic tutorials module, which begins at Python fundamentals.How fresh is the material — is it still maintained?The latest news in the README is from August 2021, when the A6 AI systems course was refreshed; the team publishes monthly update plans in Issues, so check there for current activity.
The latest news in the README is from August 2021, when the A6 AI systems course was refreshed; the team publishes monthly update plans in Issues, so check there for current activity.Do I need to read Chinese to use it?Yes — it is built for Chinese students, teachers and IT professionals, so tutorials, cases and course titles are written in Chinese.
Yes — it is built for Chinese students, teachers and IT professionals, so tutorials, cases and course titles are written in Chinese.What hands-on cases can I build?Practice cases include a Chinese text-entailment deep learning model, AI couplet generation, bear recognition and comic translation in computer vision, handwritten digit recognition, a text-to-speech app, and a golden-point game.
Practice cases include a Chinese text-entailment deep learning model, AI couplet generation, bear recognition and comic translation in computer vision, handwritten digit recognition, a text-to-speech app, and a golden-point game.Is there anything beyond beginner material?Yes — the curriculum goes up to modern software engineering and the A6 AI systems course, which was updated to its latest version in August 2021 and now stays in sync with the original course repository.
Yes — the curriculum goes up to modern software engineering and the A6 AI systems course, which was updated to its latest version in August 2021 and now stays in sync with the original course repository.Why did Microsoft Research Asia build this?Under the guidance of China's Ministry of Education and the new-generation AI open research and education platform, MSRA's research and academic cooperation teams support the community so students, teachers and developers can learn and contribute in the open.
Under the guidance of China's Ministry of Education and the new-generation AI open research and education platform, MSRA's research and academic cooperation teams support the community so students, teachers and developers can learn and contribute in the open.What are similar projects?cs-self-learning, DeepLearning, d2l-zh, 100-Days-Of-ML-Code, maths-cs-ai-compendium, fastbook, sutskever-30-implementations, pytorch-handbook
cs-self-learning, DeepLearning, d2l-zh, 100-Days-Of-ML-Code, maths-cs-ai-compendium, fastbook, sutskever-30-implementations, pytorch-handbookWhich topics is it in?chinese-language, microsoft, curriculum, text-to-speech, algorithms, course, computer-science, neural-network, nlp, artificial-intelligence, beginner-friendly, computer-vision
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