Forget the sci-fi robots - today's AI is already transforming how we design and build our world. This comprehensive course demystifies artificial intelligence for architects, engineers, and design professionals, showing you exactly how AI tools are revolutionizing everything from initial concepts to final construction. You'll explore cutting-edge applications across disciplines, learn implementation strategies that actually work, and discover how to leverage AI while avoiding common pitfalls. Whether you're excited or anxious about AI's impact on design professions, this course equips you with the practical knowledge to stay competitive in an rapidly evolving industry.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define the basic types of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and identify the components that make up AI
• Recognize how engineers, architects, and other design professionals use AI
• Discuss the risks and ethical considerations of AI in design professions
• Review trends in AI that may impact design professionals
• Identify ways AI can help architects, engineers, and design professionals achieve projects that help enhance health, safety, and welfare