Free structured learning

Learn AI by doing.

Five outcome-based courses turn our open guide library into sequenced learning with objectives, practice, competency evidence, and a capstone you can use in the real world.

Start with AI FoundationsBrowse the guide library
  1. AI FoundationsBeginner · ~4h
  2. Responsible AI UserBeginner · ~5h
  3. AI at WorkIntermediate · ~6h
  4. AI Policy & SocietyIntermediate · ~6h
  5. Building with AI SystemsIntermediate · ~8h
  • 5Courses
  • 20Modules
  • ~29hOf learning
  • 28Competencies mapped

Choose your course

Five courses, one path from curious to capable

Start at the beginning or jump to the course that fits your role. Every course is free and uses the same open guides.

  • Start here

    Beginner4 modules~4 hours

    AI Foundations

    For: Anyone who wants a reliable mental model of modern AI

    Understand what AI is, how systems learn, where they fail, and how to judge claims without hype.

    1. What AI is
    2. How systems learn
    3. Models and inference
    4. Evidence and uncertainty
    Free · Capstone: AI claim fact checkView curriculum

  • Beginner4 modules~5 hours

    Responsible AI User

    For: Students, workers, creators, and everyday AI users

    Use AI productively while protecting privacy, checking outputs, and preserving human accountability.

    1. Prompting with context
    2. Reviewing outputs
    3. Privacy and ownership
    4. A dependable workflow
    Free · Capstone: Human-in-the-loop workflowView curriculum

  • Intermediate4 modules~6 hours

    AI at Work

    For: Professionals, managers, job seekers, and small organizations

    Evaluate workplace use cases, run safe pilots, measure value, and communicate changes responsibly.

    1. Use-case selection
    2. Pilots and experiments
    3. People and jobs
    4. Operational governance
    Free · Capstone: AI pilot proposalView curriculum

  • Intermediate4 modules~6 hours

    AI Policy & Society

    For: Educators, nonprofit leaders, journalists, advocates, and public servants

    Analyze AI systems through rights, equity, governance, safety, and public-interest outcomes.

    1. Ethics and impact
    2. Privacy, security, and safety
    3. Law and governance
    4. Public communication
    Free · Capstone: Public-interest AI briefingView curriculum

  • Intermediate4 modules~8 hours

    Building with AI Systems

    For: Technical learners and builders who need systems-level judgment

    Understand language models, retrieval, agents, evaluation, cost, and deployment safeguards through practical system design.

    1. Language-model systems
    2. Grounding with retrieval
    3. Agents and tools
    4. Evaluation and operations
    Free · Capstone: AI system design reviewView curriculum

How every course works

Measured learning, not just reading

  1. 01

    Take a baseline

    A short pre-course check records where you start, so gains are measured rather than assumed.

  2. 02

    Work through modules

    Each module pairs plain-English guides with a clear outcome and mapped competencies.

  3. 03

    Practice for real

    Every module ends with a hands-on activity you can apply to your own work or life.

  4. 04

    Ship a capstone

    Finish with an applied project, a post-course score and a 30-day retention check.