AI learning paths

Structured paths to go from where you are to working in AI — each one built around real projects, not a reading list.

12 paths
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Prompt Engineering

Get reliable output from AI models — on purpose, not by luck.

Beginner → IntermediateDuration: 3-4 months
Prompt structure & specificationFew-shot and worked examplesChain-of-thought & decomposition+5
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AI for Leaders

Decide what to build, what to buy, and what to refuse — without writing a line of code.

Beginner → Decision-readyDuration: 1-2 months
Use-case framing and scopingSeparating capability from demo theatreHonest ROI and total cost of ownership+5
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AI Automation

Automate real work with little or no code — and keep it running after you leave the room.

Beginner → IntermediateDuration: 3-5 months
Process mapping and honest time measurementAutomation ROI and the decision to not automateLow-code orchestration (n8n, Make)+5
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LLM Applications

Close the gap between a demo that impresses and a product that holds.

Intermediate → AdvancedDuration: 5-7 months
LLM API design & retry semanticsStructured output & schema validationFunction calling and tool use+5
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Generative Media

Image, video and audio you can actually deliver — because a brief is not a lottery ticket.

Intermediate → AdvancedDuration: 4-6 months
How diffusion models actually generateStructural control: references, masks, conditioningConvergent iteration instead of random re-rolling+5
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AI-Augmented Data Analyst

Answer the question that was actually asked — and know when your answer is wrong.

Intermediate → AdvancedDuration: 5-7 months
SQL beyond SELECT: joins, windows, CTEsData cleaning and reconciliationDefensive statistics and uncertainty+5
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AI Agents

Systems that decide and act — and fail gracefully when they decide wrong.

AdvancedDuration: 6-8 months
Agentic loop design from scratchTool interfaces and error surfacesPlanning, decomposition and replanning+5
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Foundations & research

Machine Learning

From a messy table to a model you can defend in a meeting.

Intermediate → AdvancedDuration: 6-9 months
Python & pandas for real dataExploratory analysis that finds bugsFeature engineering & encoding+5
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Foundations & research

Deep Learning

Understand neural networks well enough to debug them at 2am.

AdvancedDuration: 8-12 months
Tensors, shapes and autogradBackpropagation from first principlesConvolutional networks+5
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Foundations & research

NLP & Transformers

Understand how machines read language — and why they read Arabic badly.

Intermediate → AdvancedDuration: 6-9 months
Tokenisation and subword algorithmsMorphology-aware preprocessing for ArabicEmbeddings and vector semantics+5
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Foundations & research

Computer Vision

From pixels to a camera that works in a real, badly lit room.

AdvancedDuration: 6-9 months
Image fundamentals & colour spacesDataset building and annotation qualityClassification & object detection+5
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MLOps

Put AI in production and keep it there — through drift, incidents and invoices.

AdvancedDuration: 6-9 months
Reproducible pipelines & data versioningPackaging and serving (batch, online, shadow)CI/CD with evaluation gates+5
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How to use these paths

  1. Pick the path that matches where you want to end up, not the one that sounds most impressive.

  2. Follow the phases in order — each one assumes the previous.

  3. Build every project. A path you only read is a path you did not do.

  4. Expect the timings to slip. They assume steady weekly effort, not a sprint.

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