AI courses and videos, in five steps
Courses and videos made by AI companies, universities and educators, in five steps from the basics to how AI works inside. We link to them and never copy them; videos play from YouTube only when you press play. Cost, length and level are read on each page, with the date we checked.
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The basics
What AI is, what it can and cannot do, and your first conversations.
Watch · 8 videos
Shows how to ask ChatGPT a first question by typing or speaking, read the answer, and ask a follow-up to make it simpler, with a reminder to double-check important advice.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Explains in plain words how an AI chatbot is trained and how it builds a reply one word at a time, then gives four habits for getting better results.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Introduces generative AI and what sets it apart from earlier AI: it creates new text, images and other content instead of only analysing what already exists.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Explains in simple terms how chatbots like ChatGPT learn from large amounts of text to produce answers, and asks whether that amounts to real intelligence.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Goes through what today's generative AI tools can and cannot do well at this point in time, and where their limits are.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Explains how AI, machine learning, deep learning, foundation models and generative AI fit inside each other, and how the field developed from one to the next.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Traces about 70 years of AI, from early programs and expert systems through machine learning and deep learning to generative AI and AI agents.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
The first module of Google's AI Essentials course: what AI and machine learning are, how generative AI works, and what these tools can and cannot do well.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Take a course · 5 courses
- Elements of AI (University of Helsinki and MinnaLearn)Introduction to AIA free, text-based course on what AI is, what it can and cannot do, and how it affects our lives, without complicated math or programming.Free · approximately 4-8 hours per part; recommended to finish in 6 weeks · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- DeepLearning.AIAI For EveryoneA video course for people without a technical background on what AI is, building AI projects, AI in companies, and AI and society.Paid · 4 weeks, 2-3 hours per week · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- Google (Google Skills)Introduction to Generative AIA 45-minute introductory course on what generative AI is, how it is used, and how it differs from traditional machine learning.Cost not confirmed · 45 minutes · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- Anthropic (Claude Academy)AI capabilities and limitationsExplains what large language models can and cannot do, covering next-token prediction, knowledge, working memory, steerability and context limits.Free · 13 lessons, 3.5 hr · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- DeepLearning.AIGenerative AI for EveryoneA video course on generative AI, how to use it, how it can affect business, and how to develop a generative AI strategy.Cost not confirmed · 3 weeks of study, 1-2 hours/week · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
Use assistants well
Prompting, checking answers, privacy, and the features that save you time.
Watch · 10 videos
Shows how saying what you need, who it is for and what kind of answer you want turns a vague question into a useful one, and how to adjust the reply without starting over.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Shows how to ask ChatGPT about a utility bill without sharing personal details, and how to recognise when an answer needs checking elsewhere.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Explains two common reasons an AI can sound sure and still be wrong (made-up facts and agreeing with you too easily) and four habits for checking its answers.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Covers discernment: judging whether what an AI assistant gives you, and how it behaves along the way, is accurate and useful for your task.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Explains what hallucination means in AI models, why it can happen, and ways to spot it in your own conversations.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Walks through creating a Claude project, adding a knowledge base, writing project instructions and sharing it with teammates so context carries across chats.
Some experience · checked 2026-10-10
Anthropic prompt engineers discuss what makes a good prompt engineer, how to refine prompts, honesty, personas and metaphors in prompts, and how prompting may change.
Some experience · checked 2026-10-10
A long, example-driven tour of how one AI researcher uses chat assistants: picking a model, when to use thinking modes, web search, file uploads, data analysis, voice and images.
Some experience · checked 2026-10-10
Andrew Ng shows how to use AI chat tools for sourced answers with web search and deep research, for feedback and writing, and for making simple websites and apps without code.
Some experience · checked 2026-10-10
Anthropic's applied AI team builds a prompt for a car insurance claim task step by step: task context, tone, background data, examples, XML structure, output format and prefill.
Technical · checked 2026-10-10
Take a course · 4 courses
- Anthropic (Claude Academy)Claude 101Teaches everyday use of Claude at work, from a first conversation and prompting to projects, artifacts, skills and connected tools.Free · 13 lessons, 2.5 hr · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- Anthropic (Claude Academy)AI Fluency: Framework and foundationsTeaches a four-part framework (delegation, description, discernment, diligence) for working with AI effectively, efficiently, ethically and safely.Free · 14 lessons, 4 hr · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- Google (on Coursera)Google Prompting EssentialsA self-paced Google program on writing prompts for generative AI tools, in which you build a library of reusable prompts.Paid · under 10 hours · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- OpenAI (OpenAI Academy)AI FoundationsCovers the basics of AI, large language models and ChatGPT through practice on a real task: clear instructions, context, reviewing outputs, responsible use.Cost not confirmed · approximately 70 minutes · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
Work and study
AI in the apps you already use: at work, in class and for teaching.
Watch · 19 videos
Introduces how students can use Gemini as a study helper to understand hard subjects, research and write papers, and test arguments, and how to use it responsibly.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
An OpenAI marketer pulls product docs, research and meeting notes into a launch blog draft that follows a set template, then reviews and updates it as details change.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Shows how Khanmigo tutors students without handing them answers, helps teachers plan and differentiate lessons, and what it offers school and district leaders.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
A short video for students and families on how AI works and how to think critically about it when using it for schoolwork.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Shows K-12 teachers how Gemini for Education adapts explanations with analogies and builds scaffolded materials, using a 5th-grade greenhouse effect lesson.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Shows how Copilot in Outlook drafts an email from a short prompt, answers questions about past emails, and checks grammar and tone before you send. Needs a Microsoft 365 plan with Copilot.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Lesson 1 of Google's AI Boost Bootcamp: where Gemini shows up across Google's work apps, and a four-part prompt formula (persona, task, format, context).
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Shows Copilot making several changes to a budget spreadsheet in Excel and recalculating it, all with your approval, with Copilot finding the cells to adjust.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Shows students how to prompt Gemini as a tutor, research assistant or debate partner, and how to tailor its answers to their own learning style.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Walks through Copilot's Study and Learn agent, which guides students step by step with questions and practice activities instead of handing over answers, and how teachers can use it.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
A Google course on using AI in daily work: how AI works, writing and refining prompts, brainstorming with Gemini, using it inside Google Workspace, and making it a habit.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
A session for teachers on using AI responsibly in class: student data and privacy, copyright, classroom guardrails, misinformation, and bias in AI systems.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Four Anthropic staff with ties to education discuss benefits and risks of AI in learning, how students and teachers should approach it, and what is still uncertain.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
A short walkthrough of ChatGPT Work: connecting your work tools and files, setting up scheduled tasks, and handing over marketing and data analysis jobs for ChatGPT to carry through.
Some experience · checked 2026-10-10
Shows Claude in Excel explaining formulas across tabs with cell-level citations and updating assumptions while keeping existing formulas intact.
Some experience · checked 2026-10-10
Uses Gemini, with NotebookLM, in the planning phase of a project to go from a blank page to a project plan.
Some experience · checked 2026-10-10
Demonstrates Copilot in Teams meetings: AI notes with decisions and action items, live interpretation between languages, and audio and video recaps for catching up.
Some experience · checked 2026-10-10
Microsoft's education product team demos the Teach Module in Microsoft 365 Copilot: creating lesson plans, quizzes and flashcards and adapting existing material.
Some experience · checked 2026-10-10
David Malan explains how Harvard's CS50 built AI tools, including a rubber duck tutor that guides students toward answers instead of giving them, and how the tools were rolled out.
Some experience · checked 2026-10-10
Take a course · 10 courses
- Google (on Coursera)Google AI EssentialsA self-paced Google program that helps people across roles and industries build AI skills to boost their productivity.Paid · under 10 hours · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- OpenAI (OpenAI Academy)Applied AI FoundationsShows how to break a recurring work task into steps, find where AI can help, and plan how to use AI across that workflow.Cost not confirmed · approximately 80 minutes · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- Microsoft (Microsoft Learn)Draft, analyze, and present with Microsoft CopilotA Microsoft Learn path on using Copilot in PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams and Outlook, and on Microsoft Copilot Chat.Free · 7 modules · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- Anthropic (Claude Academy)AI Fluency for educatorsHelps faculty, instructional designers and education leaders apply the AI Fluency framework to course design, learning materials and teaching.Free · 4 lessons, 1.5 hr · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- Anthropic (Claude Academy)AI Fluency for studentsHelps students build AI fluency for learning, career planning and academic success, applying the AI Fluency framework to student life.Free · 5 lessons, 3 hr · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- Google (Grow with Google)Generative AI for Educators with GeminiA two-hour self-paced course for middle and high school teachers on using Gemini to save time, personalize instruction and enhance lessons.Free · two hours · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- OpenAI (OpenAI Academy)AI for EducatorsShows teachers how to use ChatGPT with their own materials to plan lessons, create activities or assessments, and review the responses.Cost not confirmed · 45 minutes · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- OpenAI (OpenAI Academy)AI for College StudentsShows college students how to use ChatGPT to plan study and group work, review responses, improve drafts and prepare for applications.Cost not confirmed · 45 minutes · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- Code.org (CodeAI)AI 101 for EducatorsA free self-paced course for teachers on what AI is, how large language models work, and how to build AI into lessons and assessments.Free · five modules, about an hour each (roughly five hours) · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- Code.org (CodeAI)How AI WorksShort videos with classroom lessons for grades 6 to 12 on core AI concepts, from machine learning and generative models to ethics.Free · seven lessons · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
Build with AI
Coding agents, the API, agents, retrieval and MCP.
Watch · 9 videos
Explains retrieval-augmented generation (RAG): having a language model look up current, trusted sources before it answers, so answers are more up to date and less often wrong.
Some experience · checked 2026-10-10
Builds a simple AI agent with Gemini 3 Pro and Google's Agent Development Kit that can search the web, then runs it in a web interface and looks at how it reasons.
Technical · checked 2026-10-10
Members of Anthropic's Claude Code team show how they work with the coding agent: giving it goals instead of single tasks, running routines remotely, and letting it check its own work.
Technical · checked 2026-10-10
Anthropic engineers explain where the Model Context Protocol came from, remote MCP servers and registries, and how to use MCP together with the Claude API.
Technical · checked 2026-10-10
OpenAI staff show how to build long-running agents with the updated Agents SDK that inspect files, run commands and edit code across multi-step tasks.
Technical · checked 2026-10-10
Step-by-step setup of OpenAI's Codex coding agent: installing the command-line tool and VS Code extension, writing an Agents.md file, prompting patterns, and connecting tools via MCP.
Technical · checked 2026-10-10
Teaches spec-driven development: writing a project constitution and markdown specs so a coding agent builds what you asked for, including in an existing legacy codebase.
Technical · checked 2026-10-10
Ten lessons on AI agents: what they are, choosing a framework, design principles, tool use, agentic RAG, planning, multi-agent systems and deployment, with code samples.
Technical · checked 2026-10-10
Hands-on course on connecting a model to your own data with retrieval-augmented generation (embeddings, vector search), then linking tools and services through MCP servers.
Technical · checked 2026-10-10
Take a course · 6 courses
- Anthropic (Claude Academy)Building with the Claude APICovers building with Anthropic models through the Claude API: prompting, tool use, retrieval-augmented generation, agents, MCP and production patterns.Free · 67 lessons, 9 hr · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- Anthropic (Claude Academy)Claude Code 101Introduces Claude Code, an agentic coding tool that runs in the terminal, and its core workflows for getting work done.Free · 12 lessons, 1.5 hr · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- OpenAI (OpenAI Academy)Get Started with CodexTeaches developers to use Codex for everyday coding tasks, from exploring a codebase to fixing bugs and building features.Cost not confirmed · approximately 80 minutes · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- Hugging FaceAI Agents CourseA free course on understanding, using and building AI agents, for learners with basic knowledge of Python and large language models.Free · about 3-4 hours per week, one week per chapter · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- DeepLearning.AI (with OpenAI)ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for DevelopersShows developers how to write and refine prompts with the OpenAI API to build applications, including a custom chatbot.Free · 1h40m, 9 video lessons · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- Microsoft (GitHub)Generative AI for BeginnersA 21-lesson Microsoft course on building generative AI applications, with short videos, written lessons and Python and TypeScript code samples.Cost not confirmed · 21 lessons · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
How AI works
Neural networks, transformers and language models, from a gentle start to building one.
Watch · 10 videos
A short visual introduction to how large language models predict the next word, how they are trained on huge amounts of text, and the basic idea behind transformers.
No experience needed · checked 2026-10-10
Builds up a neural network that recognizes handwritten digits, showing with animations what neurons, layers, weights and biases are and the math that links them.
Some experience · checked 2026-10-10
Visual walk-through of how data flows through a transformer: tokens become embedding vectors, attention and perceptron layers update them, and softmax gives next-word probabilities.
Some experience · checked 2026-10-10
Harvard CS50 lecture on generative AI and prompting, then decision trees, machine learning, deep learning, large language models and hallucinations.
Some experience · checked 2026-10-10
A long general-audience lecture on how models like ChatGPT are built: internet text, tokens, pretraining, turning a model into an assistant, reinforcement learning, and why they make things up.
Some experience · checked 2026-10-10
First lecture of MIT's 2026 intro to deep learning: perceptrons, activation functions, training with gradient descent and backpropagation, and how to limit overfitting.
Technical · checked 2026-10-10
First lecture of Stanford's CS336 (Percy Liang, Tatsunori Hashimoto): why build language models from scratch, the course plan, and how tokenizers such as BPE split text.
Technical · checked 2026-10-10
Andrej Karpathy writes a small GPT in PyTorch, building self-attention and the Transformer piece by piece and training it on the Tiny Shakespeare dataset.
Technical · checked 2026-10-10
Builds micrograd, a tiny automatic differentiation engine in Python, to show how backpropagation computes gradients, then uses it to train a small neural network.
Technical · checked 2026-10-10
Harvard's full CS50 AI course in one video: search, knowledge, uncertainty, optimization, machine learning, neural networks and language, with Python projects.
Technical · checked 2026-10-10
Take a course · 5 courses
- Google (Google for Developers)Machine Learning Crash CourseGoogle's practical introduction to machine learning with animated videos, interactive visualizations and exercises, including a module on large language models.Cost not confirmed · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- fast.aiPractical Deep Learning for CodersVideo lessons for people who can code on building and training deep learning models for vision, language, tabular data and collaborative filtering.Free · 9 lessons, each around 90 minutes · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- Hugging FaceLLM CourseTeaches how large language models and natural language processing work, using libraries from the Hugging Face ecosystem.Free · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- Harvard University (CS50)CS50’s Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with PythonHarvard's course on the concepts and algorithms behind modern AI, such as game-playing engines and machine translation, with hands-on Python projects.Free, paid certificate · 7 weeks, 10-30 hours per week · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
- DeepLearning.AI and Stanford OnlineMachine Learning SpecializationA three-course program on building machine learning models in Python, from linear and logistic regression up to neural networks.Free, paid certificate · three courses; 3, 4 and 3 weeks at 5 hours per week · checked 2026-10-10Open the course (opens the course site)
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