Learner Reviews & Feedback for Generative AI: Introduction and Applications by IBM
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RA
Oct 23, 2025
Love the in-depth discussions of utilizing GenAI in everyday applications, especially from industry experts and how they managed to use it for their own advantages
PP
Sep 9, 2024
Course is very informative & good . In terms of getting certified, you can allow us to write assignments so we can find the feedback before subscribing.
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By Nicholas M
•Jan 24, 2024
The content of this course is incredibly simple to the point of uselessness, it is essentially stating that generative AI exists and listing a bunch of example models. It lists endless use cases, many of which are highly questionable (using synthetic data to train predictive models for instance) and the exercises are mostly guiding you step by step through opening chatGPT and writing a prompt or similar. Most of the quiz question essentially boil down to "what kind of tool would you use to generate an image": 1. An image generator. 2. A text generator. This course is included as part of the Generative AI for Data Scientists Specialization, but I would strongly recommend any Data Scientists thinking of taking this Specialization to at least skip this course and for something more useful.
By Marc G
•Sep 14, 2024
Would give it 0 if it was a choice... Really low quality AI generated content. Have you ever read a textbook that was nothing but lists of facts with no background, context, story, or anything? Now imagine if it was read to you by an AI voice. That's exactly what you would get. Some of the knowledge is there, however, there are so many mistakes and inconsistencies... This course would benefit from actual interviews of people discussing HOW and which tools they used in Generative AI in their field than just listing a giant laundry list of apps. Also, it feels like they are trying so hard to put IBM's WatsonX tool up there and keep pushing IBMs other tools, which aren't really seen as industry leaders in the GenAI field. Honestly this course was such a disappointment and waste of time. I don't recommend it to anyone unless they fix these things, make it more engaging, and actually teach people how to use the tools.
By Oriol T
•Jan 21, 2025
Very good Into to AI, with in depth descriptions of GenAI tools and their fields of application. Hands on exercises to consolidate knowledge and create contextual text, audio and video.
By Sebastian T
•Feb 2, 2025
Great Material, simple to learn . Will provide you with the introduction concepts of Gen AI to be applied in the framework. If you like tech. You will find it very easy to digest.
By Karalea F
•Nov 17, 2023
Good content and very informative. Would have been better if some of the interactives worked properly and the speaker on the videos talked a bit slower; it was rushed.
By Chase
•Aug 15, 2025
so much of this information is out of date. In some cases, the exam was updated but the lecture was not. Bard is spoke about many times in the lecture though it doesn't really exist anymore. But the exam was updated to reflect Gemini being googles umbrella GenAI client
By Carlo S
•May 15, 2024
I definitely appreciated that this didn't cover just text-to-image tools. I feel that even if someone is not new to AI, they might do something during this course that they haven't done before.
By Stephen O
•Mar 3, 2024
A good introduction to the capabilities of generative AI, I recommend this to anyone that is curious or interested in the subject of generative AI and its real world applications
By Richard T
•Mar 30, 2024
I appreciated the thoroughness and attention to details from this course. I learned a great deal of concepts and tools, especially in Lesson three Glossary.
By Greg G
•Dec 23, 2023
This is a great, comprehensive introduction to generative AI and the media it affects.
By Bill W
•Apr 2, 2024
The information in the class is really helpful. However, the narrator talks VERY fast like he is just reading from a script. People creating a class need to realize that others will be hanging on every word and need to speak slowly. I had to turn down the speed of the narration just to keep up with notes.
By Daniel S
•Apr 2, 2024
dont like the way the videos are narrated.. it may as well be an AI reading slides. It is a breathless wall of bullet points read at breakneck speed. I am looking for a generative AI program that feels more like it is being taught by a human.
By Karun R
•Feb 19, 2024
Nothing useful
By Jeremy L
•May 10, 2024
Too much overview of too many of the systems and tools for GEN AI which made it hard to know what to focus on in preparation for the test.
By Kevin A v G E
•Jan 31, 2024
No me deja continuar el curso y estoy al 91%
By Suman D
•Feb 23, 2024
A very comprehensive & a must take for even those who want a quick knowledge about the whole world of Generative AI in a matter of hours.
By Marta F
•Jan 3, 2025
I know this is about AI and makes sense to use it to create the course – but I wish there was a person actually on the videos for better teaching. Seeing only ai generated slides matching the sound with ai content curated by somebody is lacking the stickiness needed on learning materials imo. I guess as an intro is OK, but the format could have been given some more dedication.
By Aram A
•Aug 18, 2025
Overall Course Content: The course provided comprehensive information and a concise overview of everything related to generative AI, which is good. However, most of the lessons' information could easily be found by simply asking ChatGPT for a helpful summary of generative AI. Lack of Visual Aids: The presentations did not include images for some of the concepts mentioned, such as image-to-image translation techniques, which made it difficult for me to understand what was being discussed. I had to search for them on Google Images to understand more. Narration and Presentation Style: The lesson presentations/videos were narrated by a person with an AI-like voice. I wouldn’t be surprised if this voice was generated by converting a person’s voice to readable text. This was disappointing because I found this method of explanation boring, and I would have preferred a real person explaining rather than a robot reading it. The narration was fast, and I had to pause it several times. Repetitive Information and Expert Opinions: Some videos presented repetitive information. I found the expert opinions to be one of the most disappointing parts of this course. They repeated each other’s words and previous videos, which made me feel like I was wasting precious time going over points multiple times. With all due respect, some of the participants’ English was unclear, although I must give credit to the course facilitator for providing a written transcript of each speaker’s words, which made it easier to understand what they were saying. Some experts sounded as if they were reading from a paper or screen rather than speaking from their expertise. In fact, some sounded as if they were advertising themselves or their company. Strengths of the Course: The most powerful aspect of this course was breaking down the information into digestible chunks. The glossary concept table was extremely helpful, and the tests were excellent and helped consolidate the knowledge given in the course. Finally, the lab exercises we applied in the course were very useful. Suitability and Target Audience (who would benefit from this course): This course is useful and suitable for anyone who has never used AI before in their life and doesn't have mush background on the subject, but it won’t be useful for anyone who has already started experimenting with platforms like ChatGPT or image generative AI applications like Midjourney, as the course won’t offer anything significant for them.
By Vishal V
•Nov 18, 2025
Has plenty of outdated content. The assessments in this are also not up to the mark. Many questions test rote learning info instead of knowledge on generative AI
By Tera R
•Jan 3, 2024
The pace is fast. I can see they used AI tools for voice. While content is good for complete beginners, the recording is very fast even for knowledgable folks.
By gonzalo c
•Sep 24, 2025
too basic
By Brent C
•Sep 16, 2025
Coursera is a total scam. If you complete a course during your free trial, they won't provide you a course completion certificate if you don't then immediately end your free trial and start paying for a subscription. In other words, there isn't a point in signing up for a free trial so don't bother doing it.
By Cheng Z
•Apr 18, 2024
Signed up for Applied AI and suddenly IBM and Coursera decided to update the program to AI Developer program. Thumbs down, I only committed my time for 7 courses, but now you added 3 more courses and I can't continue anymore. Wasted my time big time!
By Alexander B
•Sep 20, 2025
Very basic; first module basically useless videos and a waste of time; nice to have some practice modules; quizzes can be passed without any understanding of AI at all
By JANY E D D
•Sep 29, 2025
Yo ya estaba en mi examen final y me comenzó todo de nuevo