The field-guide courses
The products, by name. The tools, by job.
The study guides teach the durable judgment the exam scores, free of brand names. These courses are the companion volume: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and the working tools for every purpose, staged from first conversation to full automation. Product details last reviewed July 2026 — the volatile layer, dated on purpose.
- Course 1 · New to AI
Starting from zero
Your first assistant, your first conversations, and the two limits to learn on day one.
For: You have heard about ChatGPT, maybe typed a question into it once. Nothing here assumes prior experience.
Start the course · 6 lessons → - Course 2 · Getting comfortable
The everyday assistant
Writing, research, documents, meetings, and images — the right tool for each, by name.
For: You chat with an assistant a few times a week and want it woven through your actual work, not just visited.
Start the course · 6 lessons → - Course 3 · Daily user
The power user
Model pickers, reasoning modes, data analysis, tools you build by talking, and assistants that act.
For: AI is already in your week. This course is about making it infrastructure: model choice, serious research, data work, and the first taste of agents.
Start the course · 6 lessons → - Course 4 · Advanced
Building and automating
Vibe coding, coding agents, the API layer, no-code pipelines, and models that run on your own machine.
For: You want AI that works without you in the room — apps, coding agents, pipelines, and private models — whether or not you call yourself technical.
Start the course · 6 lessons → - Course 5 · Every level
Choosing your stack
The ecosystems compared, the subscription math, data controls, and an opinionated shortlist by job.
For: Anyone assembling or auditing their AI lineup — which ecosystems to live in, what to pay for, and how to keep the whole thing current.
Start the course · 5 lessons →
Not sure which course fits? The free check grades you across all six competencies in about fifteen minutes — your band is a good proxy for where to start.