‘It takes only a curious mind to understand AI’, says expert at Machine Learning workshop

MULTAN, Apr 13 (APP):A workshop on Artificial Intelligence, organized by the Centre for Professional and Executive Development (CPED), a skill-development arm of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology (MNS-UET), provided a “Hands-on Experience on Google Colab for Machine Learning” to the beginners here the other day.
Google Colaboratory, or Google Colab, is a free, cloud-based Jupyter Notebook environment provided by Google. It allows users to write and execute Python code through the browser, especially suited for machine learning, data analysis, and education.
Held at MNS-UET Multan on Apr 9, the workshop successfully proved that the path to AI literacy doesn’t require a computer science degree but only a curious mind, says a release issued by the MNS-UET spokesperson on Monday.
After the formal opening and before even touching a single key on the keyboard, Dr Muhammad Mehran Bashir, the keynote speaker, led participants through the foundational background of Machine Learning. Attendees explored the logic and mathematics that allow machines to “learn” from data, ensuring every participant understood the Why behind the How.
The highlight of the event was seeing participants with absolutely no prior programming experience bridge the gap between theory and practice. And the attendees, in a major success for the CPED training model, successfully wrote and executed two functional code blocks.
Learners were introduced to the concept of variables, using them to manipulate data and apply their newfound skills to see how Machine Learning (ML) models actually process and react to information in real time.
The experts tried to bring conceptual clarity to participants through a deep dive into the basics of ML architecture and background. Participants had a hands-on experience of developing a working script.
By the end of the three-hour session at the CPED Computer Lab, what was once an intimidating subject became a practical tool. This PEC-accredited CPD activity not only provided engineers and professionals with 1 Credit Point but also gave them the confidence to pursue further technical advancement.
CPED continues to champion the idea that complex technology should be accessible, simplified, and practical for everyone.
“It isn’t just about writing code; it’s about understanding the intelligence behind it,” the release concluded.