I don't think this course is for machine learning grad students, I think Microsoft is trying to create materials for someone interested in using ML/AI as part of developing an application or service.
I've only skimmed the course here, but I do think there's a need for other developers to understand AI tooling, just as there became a need for developers to understand cloud services.
I support those building with any technology taking the time to understand the current landscape of options and develop a high mental model around how it all works. I'll never build my own database engine, but I feel my learnings about how databases work under the hood have been worth the investment.
I've only skimmed the course here, but I do think there's a need for other developers to understand AI tooling, just as there became a need for developers to understand cloud services.
I support those building with any technology taking the time to understand the current landscape of options and develop a high mental model around how it all works. I'll never build my own database engine, but I feel my learnings about how databases work under the hood have been worth the investment.