The program listed below is NOT included with AMUG Conference registration. Participation requires separate registration and is at an additional cost.

MSOE’s Center for Professional Education

Practical AI: From Core Concepts to Modern Models

Course Description:

With OpenAI’s release of GPT-3 in 2021, industries across the board (including many with little prior engagement in AI) began rapidly exploring how these technologies could transform their operations. This workshop offers a clear, practical introduction to artificial intelligence and machine learning for professionals in any field, with applied examples tailored to additive manufacturing.

Participants will learn:

  • The fundamentals of AI, including the different types of problems that AI is well-suited to solving and how those solutions differ
  • More advanced AI techniques (e.g., large language models and transformer-based embedding techniques) and how participants can apply these techniques to their own real-world problems
  • How errors and biases can arise in AI solutions, how to defend against them, and other ethical considerations when using AI

Participants will work through many hands-on examples, and there will be dedicated time to discuss individual questions and specific additive-manufacturing scenarios.

No prior experience with AI is required!

Course Date:

  • Sunday, March 15, 2026 (10:00 am – 2:00 pm PDT)

Course Location:

  • AMUG 2026, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV
    • Working lunch included

Price:

  • $479.20 through February 16, 2026 ($599.00 thereafter)

Registration: