Learn Generative AI Free: Complete 7-Hour Curriculum
This is the sampler platter of our full curriculum — one lesson from each of the 12 milestones, giving you a fast-track tour through everything from "what is generative AI" to cost optimization and staying current. Each lesson is self-contained, so you can jump to what interests you most. And yes, it is completely free. No account required, no credit card, no upsell. Just high-quality AI education that respects your time.
What You'll Learn
- 1The foundations: what generative AI is, how tokens work, and why context is everything
- 2Practical skills: prompt engineering, function calling, and RAG explained clearly
- 3Advanced concepts: AI agents, memory architectures, and the Model Context Protocol
- 4Critical thinking: AI safety, hallucinations, bias, and when not to use AI
- 5Real-world application: building AI apps, cost optimization, and choosing the right model
Curated Lessons (12)
Free, interactive lessons you can complete on your phone in 5-10 minutes each.
What Makes AI 'Generative'?
What Is Generative AI?
What Are Tokens?
Tokens — The Currency of AI
What Is Context?
Context — The Most Important Concept
Why Prompts Matter
Prompting — Talking to AI Effectively
The Limitation — and the Breakthrough
Function Calling & Tool Use
The Knowledge Problem
RAG — Giving AI Your Knowledge
The Memory Problem
Memory — Making AI Remember
What Is an Agent?
Agents — AI That Takes Action
The Integration Problem
MCP — The Universal Connector
Hallucinations — When AI Makes Stuff Up
When AI Gets It Wrong
API Basics — How Apps Talk to AI
Building Real Applications
Model Selection Strategy
Cost, Performance & What's Next
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