Course 1BeginnerPerceptionEvidence

AI Detective Academy

Use clues to discover how AI sees, hears, compares and sometimes gets things wrong.

5 missions · 9:30 of film · 450 XP · about 3–3.8 hours

0 of 6 complete, including the final project

Start the first mission

By the end of this course you can

  • Explain that AI uses patterns and signals rather than human understanding.
  • Compare human and machine strengths in simple perception tasks.
  • Test an AI-like system and describe why mistakes happen.
  • Use evidence and clear reasoning to support a conclusion.

Missions

  1. 1Picture Clue Patrol: How Does AI See?3:08 film · 30–38 minutes in totalNot started · +60 XPPicture Clue Patrol
  2. 2Sound Safari: How Does AI Hear?1:51 film · 30–38 minutes in totalNot started · +60 XPSound Safari
  3. 3Creative Clues: Human or Machine?1:59 film · 30–38 minutes in totalNot started · +60 XPCreative Clues
  4. 4Glitch Hunt: Why AI Makes Mistakes1:03 film · 30–38 minutes in totalNot started · +60 XPGlitch Hunt
  5. 5AI Detective: Build and Test a Classifier1:29 film · 30–38 minutes in totalNot started · +60 XPAI Detective
Final project · 30–40 minMystery Media LabLearners investigate one image, one sound and one creative work; classify with evidence, state confidence, diagnose one glitch and improve a rule.Unlocks after all 5 missions