Artificial intelligence technologies are increasingly penetrating the processes of the socio-economic sphere, having a significant impact on the organization of information, social, technological processes based on the analysis of available information. This article reviews the availability of training at various levels of education, content and teaching methods in the field of artificial intelligence. The approaches to organizing practical activities in the process of mastering artificial intelligence technologies based on the model of a virtual laboratory for data analysis and artificial intelligence methods have been determined. The developed model of the virtual laboratory provides for the ability to track the current state of the level of training in the field of data analysis and the use of artificial intelligence methods in practice.