Concepts
Elements of AI
From the University of Helsinki and MinnaLearn. A free introduction that does not assume you code. Start here if the vocabulary is the blocker.
Open Elements of AI (opens in a new tab)Learn
Paths with a real door.
Free or official starters. “Start here” means the honest first hour, not a certificate this desk can grant. We do not list prices.
Literacy
Grow with Google — AI
Short, practical material on generative AI for everyday work. It is literacy, not a research degree.
Open Grow with Google (opens in a new tab)Course
Google Machine Learning Crash Course
Google’s free crash course for people who want exercises, not slogans. It lives on developers.google.com.
Open the crash course (opens in a new tab)Lab overview
Google AI
Google’s public AI front door: what the company is publishing and how it describes the field. A brochure plus pointers, not a syllabus.
Open Google AI (opens in a new tab)Code first
fast.ai
Practical Deep Learning for Coders is the flagship: free, top-down, and aimed at people who will open a notebook. Confirm the current course page on their site before you plan a semester around it.
Open fast.ai (opens in a new tab)Short courses
DeepLearning.AI
Andrew Ng’s platform, home of The Batch and many short courses. Access and any fee are whatever their site says today. This desk does not quote a price.
Open DeepLearning.AI (opens in a new tab)University
CS50’s Introduction to AI with Python
Harvard’s free-to-audit course: search, graphs, machine learning, and Python. More structured than a YouTube playlist.
Open CS50 AI (opens in a new tab)Classroom
Khan Academy — AI for education
Material for teachers and learners about using AI in school, including limits and academic integrity. It is not a machine-learning track.
Open Khan Academy (opens in a new tab)If a provider adds a fee, a pro tier, or a certificate, that fact belongs on their site. Come back here for the door, then believe their page about cost.