The best free AI courses and certificates for upskilling in 2026 - and I've tried them all

I've worked with AI for decades and have a master's degree in education. Here are the top free AI courses online that I recommend - and why.
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Application of Students Graduation Prediction Model Using Decision Tree C4.5 Algorithm and Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique (SMOTE)

Abstract: An important achievement for students and higher education institutions is timely graduation. Unfortunately, a large number of students fail to graduate on time, which can have a negative ...
IEEE

Multi-Class Abnormal Behavior Detection Algorithm Based on YOLOv9

Abstract: Aiming at the shortage of accuracy and feature extraction ability of aerial image behavior detection algorithm, we designed an improved YOLOv9 multi-class abnormal behavior detection ...