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Curated videos from 3Blue1Brown, Andrej Karpathy, DeepLearning.AI and more — plus free courses from fast.ai, MIT, Google, and Microsoft.
AI & Neural Network Foundations
But what is a neural network?
Visual, intuitive introduction to how neural networks work — the best starting point for any AI learner.
Gradient descent, how neural networks learn
How neural networks learn through gradient descent — clear visual explanations of the core training algorithm.
What is backpropagation really doing?
The intuition behind backpropagation — the algorithm that makes deep learning possible.
Backpropagation calculus
The mathematical foundations of backpropagation — for those who want the full picture.
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Intro to Large Language Models
Andrej Karpathy's accessible 1-hour introduction to how large language models like GPT work.
Let's build GPT: from scratch, in code
Build a GPT model from scratch in PyTorch. The definitive technical deep-dive into how transformers work.
The spelled-out intro to language modeling: makemore
Build a character-level language model from scratch — the clearest explanation of how language models predict text.
Prompt Engineering
Prompt Engineering Overview
Overview of modern prompt engineering techniques from DeepLearning.AI — the essential starting point.
Advanced Prompt Engineering Techniques
Chain-of-thought, few-shot learning, role prompting, and enterprise prompt patterns.
Prompt Engineering for Developers — Full Guide
Practical prompt engineering patterns every developer should know — fast-paced and comprehensive.
AI for Business Professionals
AI For Everyone — Andrew Ng
Andrew Ng's introduction to AI for business — what AI can and cannot do, and how to build an AI strategy.
How to use ChatGPT to 10x your productivity
Practical ChatGPT workflows for knowledge workers — prompts and techniques you can use today.
AI Tools for Developers
GitHub Copilot — Full Tutorial
Master GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted coding — from basic completion to advanced patterns.
Build an AI App with the OpenAI API
Build a real AI-powered application using the OpenAI API — step-by-step tutorial.
LangChain Explained in 13 Minutes
LangChain fundamentals — chains, agents, and memory for building LLM-powered applications.
Generative AI
How does Stable Diffusion work?
Clear technical explanation of how image generation models like Stable Diffusion and DALL-E create images.
Generative AI in a Nutshell — How to Survive and Thrive
The most-watched overview of generative AI for business — clear, visual, and practical.
Free Courses & Guides
The best free AI learning resources from top institutions
DeepLearning.AI (Coursera)
AI For Everyone
Andrew Ng's non-technical introduction to AI — perfect for business professionals. Free to audit.
DeepLearning.AI + OpenAI
ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers
Free short course on prompt engineering from the team at OpenAI and DeepLearning.AI.
fast.ai
Practical Deep Learning for Coders
Top-down approach to deep learning — free course with notebooks. Used by thousands of practitioners.
Google (Coursera)
Google AI Essentials
Google's free AI literacy program — practical AI skills for the modern workforce.
Microsoft Learn
Microsoft AI Skills Initiative
Free AI learning paths from Microsoft covering Azure AI, Copilot, and responsible AI.
DAIR.AI
Prompt Engineering Guide
The most comprehensive open-source guide to prompt engineering techniques and best practices.
Cohere
LLM University
Free learning path covering LLM fundamentals, semantic search, text generation, and production deployment.
Jay Alammar
The Illustrated Transformer
The definitive visual guide to transformer architecture — bookmark this, come back to it often.
Hugging Face
Hugging Face NLP Course
Free course covering transformers, fine-tuning, and deploying NLP models with the Hugging Face ecosystem.
MIT OpenCourseWare
Introduction to Machine Learning
MIT's full ML course with lecture notes, problem sets, and labs — free and rigorous.
OpenAI
OpenAI Cookbook
Practical examples and best practices for building with the OpenAI API — regularly updated.
Anthropic
Anthropic's Claude Prompt Library
Curated library of effective prompts for Claude — great for learning prompt patterns.
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