Abstract: In the Russian Federation, much attention is paid to the development of end-to-end digital technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 490 dated October 10, 2019 "On the development of artificial intelligence in the Russian Federation" approved the National Strategy for the Development of Artificial Intelligence for the period up to 2030. In accordance with subparagraph (c) of paragraph 51.5 of the Strategy, one of the directions for improving the level of AI competencies and the level of awareness of citizens about AI is the development of skills in using AI technologies among graduates of educational institutions of higher education through the inclusion of AI modules in each educational program. The object of the study of this article is the use of AI systems in the course of laboratory and practical classes, as well as independent work of students in the disciplines "Artificial intelligence systems", "Fundamentals of artificial intelligence" and similar disciplines. The subject of the research is the methods of solving problems of approximation of functions and classification of data by means of specialized platforms Loginom Community and Neural Network Wizard. The methods of training a neural network, methods for evaluating the quality of training samples of a neural network are considered in detail. The research methodology is based on a combination of theoretical and practical approaches using methods of analysis, comparison, generalization, synthesis, classification, and modeling. Materials have been developed, during the study of which students should gain theoretical knowledge in the field of function approximation and data classification, familiarize themselves with the basic concepts and methods of artificial intelligence, as well as their application in various fields of data processing, consolidate practical skills in working with neural networks, as well as specialized platforms and tools Loginom Community and Neural Network Wizard. The results of the control measures showed that the skills of using artificial intelligence technologies were formed at a sufficient level among students of training areas not related to the field of artificial intelligence.