AI Learning Roadmap
This document outlines a detailed roadmap for learning Artificial Intelligence, from
foundational concepts to advanced specializations.
Phase 1: Foundational Skills
This phase focuses on building a strong understanding of the core concepts and tools
necessary for AI.
1. Mathematics for AI
● Linear Algebra: Vectors, matrices, operations, and their applications in data
representation.
● Calculus: Derivatives, gradients, optimization, and their role in model training.
● Probability & Statistics: Probability distributions, hypothesis testing, regression,
and statistical inference.
2. Programming Fundamentals (Python)
● Basic Syntax and Data Structures: Variables, loops, conditionals, lists,
dictionaries, tuples.
● Object-Oriented Programming (OOP): Classes, objects, inheritance,
polymorphism.
● Libraries: NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Scikit-learn for data manipulation, analysis,
and basic machine learning.
3. Introduction to Machine Learning
● Types of ML: Supervised, Unsupervised, Reinforcement Learning.
● Core Concepts: Training, testing, validation, overfitting, underfitting, bias-variance
tradeoff.
● Basic Algorithms: Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, K-Nearest Neighbors,
Decision Trees.
Phase 2: Core AI Concepts and Algorithms
This phase delves into more advanced machine learning algorithms and concepts.
1. Supervised Learning
● Advanced Regression: Polynomial Regression, Ridge, Lasso.
● Classification: Support Vector Machines (SVMs), Naive Bayes, Random Forests,
Gradient Boosting Machines (GBMs).
● Evaluation Metrics: Accuracy, Precision, Recall, F1-Score, ROC Curve.
2. Unsupervised Learning
● Clustering: K-Means, DBSCAN, Hierarchical Clustering.
● Dimensionality Reduction: Principal Component Analysis (PCA), t-SNE.
3. Deep Learning Fundamentals
● Neural Networks: Perceptrons, activation functions, backpropagation.
● Frameworks: TensorFlow, PyTorch (choose one to start).
● Basic Architectures: Feedforward Neural Networks.
Phase 3: Specialization and Advanced Topics
In this phase, choose an area of AI to specialize in and explore advanced topics.
1. Computer Vision (CV)
● Image Processing: Filters, edge detection.
● Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs): Architectures like LeNet, AlexNet, VGG,
ResNet.
● Object Detection: R-CNN, YOLO, SSD.
● Image Segmentation: U-Net, Mask R-CNN.
2. Natural Language Processing (NLP)
● Text Preprocessing: Tokenization, stemming, lemmatization.
● Word Embeddings: Word2Vec, GloVe.
● Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs): LSTMs, GRUs.
● Transformers: BERT, GPT.
● Applications: Sentiment analysis, machine translation, text generation.
3. Reinforcement Learning (RL)
● Core Concepts: Agent, environment, state, action, reward, policy.
● Algorithms: Q-Learning, SARSA, Deep Q-Networks (DQN).
● Applications: Game playing, robotics.
Phase 4: Practical Application and Deployment
This phase focuses on applying learned knowledge to real-world problems and deploying
AI models.
1. MLOps (Machine Learning Operations)
● Version Control: Git.
● Experiment Tracking: MLflow, Weights & Biases.
● Deployment: Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS Sagemaker, Google AI
Platform, Azure ML).
2. Project-Based Learning
● Work on personal projects or contribute to open-source initiatives.
● Participate in Kaggle competitions.
● Build a portfolio of projects demonstrating your skills.
3. Ethical AI and Responsible AI
● Bias and Fairness: Understanding and mitigating bias in AI models.
● Interpretability and Explainability (XAI): LIME, SHAP.
● Privacy and Security: Data privacy, adversarial attacks.
Continuous Learning
AI is a rapidly evolving field. Continuous learning is crucial.
● Stay updated with research papers (ArXiv).
● Follow leading AI researchers and organizations.
● Attend conferences and workshops.
● Join online communities and forums.
This roadmap provides a general guideline. Adjust it based on your interests and career
goals. Happy learning!
Additional Resources:
● Online Courses: Coursera, edX, Udacity, fast.ai.
● Books: "Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow,"
"Deep Learning" by Goodfellow et al.
● Blogs and Articles: Towards Data Science, Medium.
For specific details on any of the mentioned topics or to discuss learning resources, feel
free to contact Person at Calendar event or refer to the attached detailed
curriculum in File at Place .
