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A 45 minute starting point from Google that explains what generative AI is, how it works and where it fits at work. It opens a free five-course path; the videos are free and hands-on labs are paid.
Course · 45 min first course · 0.75 credit hrs
A practical course on working with AI well: delegating tasks, describing what you need, judging the output and using AI responsibly. Built with Ringling College and University College Cork faculty, with tracks for educators, students and nonprofits.
Course · 3-4 hrs · 3.5 credit hrs
Code.org
Short, friendly videos from Code.org that explain how AI learns from data. Great for families, K-12 classrooms and anyone starting from zero.
Playlist · Short videos
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT's fast-paced deep learning course, 2026 edition: nine lectures plus labs covering neural networks, language models and generative AI. Best for learners comfortable with code and math.
Playlist · 9 lectures plus labs
DeepLearning.AI
Andrew Ng's non-technical course on what AI can and cannot do, how to spot opportunities in your organization and how to lead AI projects. Free to audit.
Course · Free to audit
Harvard University
Harvard's full lecture series on the ideas behind modern AI, from search and probability to machine learning and neural networks, with Python projects.
Playlist · Full lecture series
A 45 minute starting point from Google that explains what generative AI is, how it works and where it fits at work. It opens a free five-course path; the videos are free and hands-on labs are paid.
Course · 45 min first course · 0.75 credit hrs
A practical course on working with AI well: delegating tasks, describing what you need, judging the output and using AI responsibly. Built with Ringling College and University College Cork faculty, with tracks for educators, students and nonprofits.
Course · 3-4 hrs · 3.5 credit hrs
OpenAI
Self-paced videos and live workshops on using ChatGPT at work, prompting, and AI for K-12 educators. No certificate.
Course · Self-paced
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT's fast-paced deep learning course, 2026 edition: nine lectures plus labs covering neural networks, language models and generative AI. Best for learners comfortable with code and math.
Playlist · 9 lectures plus labs
DeepLearning.AI
Andrew Ng's non-technical course on what AI can and cannot do, how to spot opportunities in your organization and how to lead AI projects. Free to audit.
Course · Free to audit
Harvard University
Harvard's full lecture series on the ideas behind modern AI, from search and probability to machine learning and neural networks, with Python projects.
Playlist · Full lecture series
A 45 minute starting point from Google that explains what generative AI is, how it works and where it fits at work. It opens a free five-course path; the videos are free and hands-on labs are paid.
Course · 45 min first course · 0.75 credit hrs
A practical course on working with AI well: delegating tasks, describing what you need, judging the output and using AI responsibly. Built with Ringling College and University College Cork faculty, with tracks for educators, students and nonprofits.
Course · 3-4 hrs · 3.5 credit hrs
OpenAI
Self-paced videos and live workshops on using ChatGPT at work, prompting, and AI for K-12 educators. No certificate.
Course · Self-paced
Microsoft
Twenty-one short lessons from Microsoft Cloud Advocates, each with a video, that take you from prompt basics to building simple generative AI apps.
Course · 21 lessons
Code.org
Short, friendly videos from Code.org that explain how AI learns from data. Great for families, K-12 classrooms and anyone starting from zero.
Playlist · Short videos
Grant Sanderson
Grant Sanderson's visual explanations of how neural networks and transformers actually work. A bridge from curious beginner to builder.
Playlist · Short video series
Five to fifteen minute whiteboard explainers from IBM on AI agents, retrieval, governance and other terms you hear at work.
Playlist · 5-15 min videos
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