This concise yet comprehensive online course offers a general audience a friendly introduction to the modern landscape of Artificial Intelligence. You'll explore how AI systems like ChatGPT and Deepseek work behind the scenes, including the basics of training, tokens, and deep learning. You'll learn the difference between discriminative and generative AI, and how generative tools are revolutionizing industries and personal productivity. Finally, the course covers the societal and ethical challenges AI brings, including hallucinations, IP rights, and misuse. No technical background is required—just curiosity and a desire to understand one of today´s most important technologies.