Where to Begin Learning AI

Two courses, then hands-on apps

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Your AI Learning Path — a panoramic roadmap from foundations to impact

Panoramic view: Learn → Build → Apply → Impact

Start with understanding, then switch to doing. Most people quit because they reverse the order.

Step 1 — The two courses to start with

01

AI for Everyone

Andrew Ng · DeepLearning.AI

The clearest non-technical introduction to what AI can and cannot do, and how it changes work.

~6 hours · no coding · best first step for leaders and beginners

Open course 02

Generative AI for Everyone

Andrew Ng · DeepLearning.AI

Follows on naturally: how LLMs work in plain English, prompting habits, and where GenAI fits in real workflows.

~5 hours · no coding · perfect bridge into daily AI use

Open course

Step 2 — Use the apps, get a first-hand feel

Gamma

AI presentations

Type a topic, get a full deck with visuals. The fastest way to feel AI doing real work.

Try this: Turn a one-line idea into a 10-slide deck, then edit it.

Genspark

Deep research

Ask a research question and watch an agent gather, compare and summarise sources.

Try this: Research a market or competitor and read how it reasons.

Lovable

Build web apps

Describe a web page or app in plain English and watch it get built and deployed.

Try this: Build a one-page site for an idea you have.

ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini

Everyday thinking partner

Pick one and use it daily for drafting, summarising, planning and questioning.

Try this: Paste a long document and ask for the three decisions it implies.

NotebookLM

Learn from your own sources

Upload documents and get grounded answers plus an audio overview of them.

Try this: Upload a report and generate a podcast-style summary.

Perplexity

Answers with citations

Search replacement that shows its sources — good for building trust in AI answers.

Try this: Ask the same question here and in a chatbot; compare.

A six-week path that actually sticks

  1. Week 1–2

    Build the mental model

    Finish AI for Everyone. Don't take notes on jargon — focus on what AI is good at.

  2. Week 3–4

    Understand GenAI

    Finish Generative AI for Everyone, and use this app's Mindmap and Glossary to fill gaps.

  3. Week 5–6

    Get hands-on

    Pick three apps below and use them on real tasks. Feel beats theory at this stage.

  4. Ongoing

    Apply it to your work

    Choose one recurring task each week and try to do it with AI. Keep what saves time.