Indian learners are giving more importance to AI and machine learning courses: Coursera
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Coursera — one of the online platforms that provide learning modules across business, technology and analytics domains for working professionals across countries, domains and age groups — recently shared its analysis of learner interest and trends from India.
What stood out from this data was that its Indian learners were more likely to be developing AI-related skills than learners in many other countries, over-indexing on learning about artificial neural networks (1.15x), applied machine learning (1.2x), and machine learning algorithms (1.2x).
Over-indexing, in this context, refers to a higher percentage of people choosing the courses compared with the benchmark.
The other areas that saw high indexing among Indian learners — beyond AI/machine learning — included data visualisation software, blockchain, supply chain systems, software architecture, investment management, people analysis, C programming, distributed computing, algorithms and data structures.
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In the first half of 2023, Coursera saw a 22% increase in the AI and machine learning enrolments in the country, with searches around generative AI such as GPT, LLMs and GANs increasing by over 230% from April 2022 to April 2023.
Within AI/ML, it found people interested in learning about supervised machine learning, regression and classification, advanced learning algorithms, neural networks and deep learning, machine learning with Python, and unsupervised learning, recommenders and reinforcement.
In terms of demographics, based on the learner self-reported
