AI Foundations
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Free · No technical experience needed · 50 minutes

Learn how AI
actually works

Everyone is talking about AI. Most explanations are either too technical or too vague. This is the version for managers, team leads, and business professionals who need to make real decisions about AI — without becoming engineers.

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Managers & team leads
who oversee AI projects
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Business owners
evaluating AI tools
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Product managers
scoping AI features
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Legal & compliance
reviewing AI risk

5 modules. 50 minutes. One certificate.

Each module has an interactive diagram and takes about 10 minutes. Read in order or jump to what's relevant.

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MODULE 01·10 min
What AI Actually Is

How language models work, what they can and can't do, and why 'AI knows things' is the wrong mental model.

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MODULE 02·10 min
What an AI Agent Does

The difference between a chatbot and an agent — and why agents that take actions require different thinking about risk.

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MODULE 03·10 min
How AI Gets Deployed

What separates a demo from a production system, and why most AI failures happen at deployment, not in the model.

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MODULE 04·10 min
What Your Team Needs to Know

The questions to ask before deploying AI, what human oversight actually means, and how to evaluate vendor safety claims.

MODULE 05·10 min
How to Work With AI Effectively

What AI is genuinely good at, where it fails, and how the people actually building with Claude and Cursor work day-to-day.

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Earn the AIFA Certificate

Complete the 20-question exam after the modules. Pass and earn the AI Foundations Associate (AIFA) credential — free, verifiable, and shareable on LinkedIn.

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