AI Study Jam Week 4: Inside the Mind of AI

GDG Johannesburg

Ready to unlock the power behind today’s most advanced AI systems? In Week 4 of the AI Study Jam, we’ll take a hands-on journey into deep learning, explore how reinforcement learning enables intelligent decision-making, and demystify the magic of generative AI. Whether you’re curious about how AI learns from data, makes predictions, or creates original content — this session is your gateway into

May 15, 5:00 – 6:30 PM (UTC)

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Key Themes

AI

About this event

In this session, we’ll dive into the powerful world of modern AI — covering neural networks, time-based forecasting, and reinforcement learning.

You’ll get hands-on with models that can learn from data, make decisions through rewards, and even generate content. Whether you’re new to these topics or ready to expand your skills, this is a session you don’t want to miss.

📚 Learning Modules:

• Intro to Deep Learning: https://www.kaggle.com/learn/intro-to-deep-learning

• Time Series: https://www.kaggle.com/learn/time-series

• Intro to Game AI & Reinforcement Learning: https://www.kaggle.com/learn/intro-to-game-ai-and-reinforcement-learning

🧪 Tasks:

• Train a neural network on structured or image data

• Explore time-series forecasting or basic RL agent training

• Share insights, experiments, or challenges

✅ Deliverables:

• Choose one advanced domain (DL, time series, or RL)

• Share a notebook with code and insights

• Include a short write-up on what you learned

📅 Date: Thursday, May 15

🕖 Time: 7PM SAST

📍 Where: Online

Let’s explore the future of AI — one model at a time.


Join the conversation and share your ideas on our discord channel: https://discord.gg/f2kjgkbz

#AIStudyJam #GDGJoburg #DeepLearning #ReinforcementLearning #GenAI

Organizers

  • Michelle Piliso

    Organiser

  • Lethabo Nkwana

    GDSC Organiser

  • Simphiwe Radebe

    Standard Bank

    Developer

  • lavisa mlanzeli

    Junior Software Developer at WeThinkCode_

  • Zethu Nkosi

    Software Engineering Student

  • Samuel Oladejo

    Xero

    Software Engineer

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