Catalog listing Microsoft Learn module

A guide to artificial intelligence: Review

Named reviewer score 2.5 / 5
  • Teaching 2.0
  • Hands-on 1.0
  • Freshness 3.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Career fit 1.5

Provider: Microsoft Learn Format: Self-paced text module Time: Under 1 hour Price: Free on Microsoft Learn — Check current pricing on the official site.

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Reviewer's verdict

A quick, free glossary. Read it in 15 minutes to get oriented, but don't expect to learn any practical skills.

Decision summary

2.5/5 Last verified: August 31, 2026

Best for

Absolute beginners needing a glossary of AI terms.

Watch for

Purely a text-based glossary; no interactivity.

  • Teaching 2.0
  • Hands-on 1.0
  • Freshness 3.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Career fit 1.5

Who it's for

Absolute beginners needing a glossary of AI terms.

Who should skip it

Anyone with prior exposure to AI/ML concepts.

Pros

  • Completely free and very short.
  • Defines core terms like AI, ML, and deep learning.
  • Provides links to other Microsoft Learn modules.

Cons

  • Purely a text-based glossary; no interactivity.
  • Superficial definitions with little depth or intuition.
  • Feels like a preface to other, more substantial courses.

This took me about 15 minutes, not the 35 they estimate. It’s just a series of text pages defining AI, machine learning, and deep learning. There are no quizzes, no exercises, not even a 'check your knowledge' section to see if you were paying attention. It’s basically a glossary you read from top to bottom. The one part that looked promising, 'An Application Of Machine Learning,' was just a high-level description of a price prediction model without any actual detail.

I get that it’s free, and that's why I clicked. But other free resources from Google or Kaggle at least have some interactive component or a small coding task. This is pure theory, and the theory is so thin it's like reading the first paragraph of a Wikipedia article. I ended up just jumping over to the 'Create images with generative AI' module right next to it, which at least felt a bit more hands-on.

Last verified: August 31, 2026. We re-check course details periodically — see our methodology. Pricing and availability can change; always confirm on the official site.

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