Course outline

Beginner

Start with language and machine learning, use everyday AI tools, then explore world models and learning from video.

41 lessons7 modulesAbout 15 hours with practice

NLP and machine learning basics

Start with language, learning from examples, neural networks, and word representations.

1What is NLP?22 min 2What is machine learning?30 min 3What is deep learning?23 min 4How do computers represent words?27 min 5From RNNs to transformers27 min 6AI models, assistants, and applications22 min

Language model basics

Learn how models generate text, use context, and respond to prompts.

1What is a large language model?26 min 2How are language models trained?27 min 3What are tokens and context windows?30 min 4What is prompt engineering?21 min 5Your first conversation with ChatGPT21 min 6How to choose a language model22 min 7Your first model API call25 min

Writing prompts

Write instructions, provide examples, and test the answers you receive.

1How to write a clear prompt22 min 2What is few-shot prompting?22 min 3Chain-of-thought prompting22 min 4Common prompt patterns22 min 5Build your own prompt library35 min 6System prompts and instruction priority22 min

Using AI without code

Try assistants for writing and everyday tasks, then build a simple workflow.

1How to compare AI assistants22 min 2Writing and editing with AI25 min 3Using AI for everyday tasks22 min 4Responsible use of AI25 min 5Build an AI workflow without code35 min

AI tools and applications

Use research and coding tools, learn about agents, and plan your first application.

1Research with NotebookLM25 min 2Working with AI coding assistants25 min 3Building apps with no-code AI tools25 min 4What is an AI agent?22 min 5How to evaluate a new AI release22 min 6Design five small AI tools30 min 7From an AI demo to a working app30 min

World models and JEPA

Understand how AI learns from scenes and video, predicts possible outcomes, and helps choose actions. No programming required.

1What is a world model?9 min 2What is JEPA?10 min 3How does V-JEPA learn from video?10 min 4How can a world model help choose an action?10 min 5How do we test a world model?9 min

Diffusion language models

Learn how some language models fill and revise many text positions, where the speed can come from, and how to test the tradeoffs. No programming required.

1What is a diffusion language model?9 min 2How does text denoising work?10 min 3Why can diffusion language models be fast?10 min 4How do diffusion models edit text?9 min 5How should we test a diffusion language model?10 min

Take what you learned into a challenge