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The path

Six levels, non-technical → superpowered. A topic unlocks once its prerequisites are done.

L0Demystify

You are no longer intimidated by AI. You understand what a model actually is, what it can't do, and you can reliably get useful output from a chatbot.

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Capstone · Get real value from AI on something that matters to you
unlocks when every topic in this level is done

L1Operate

You can produce real artifacts — documents, sites, automations — by directing AI tools, including vibe-coding tools, with confidence.

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    The everyday AI toolbelt
    needs: Talking to AI: prompting that works
    12m
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    Files, projects, and giving AI context
    needs: The everyday AI toolbelt
    12m
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    Vibe-coding tools: describe it, get an app
    needs: The everyday AI toolbelt
    18m
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    Directing AI to produce real artifacts
    needs: The everyday AI toolbelt
    15m
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    Iterating: getting unstuck with AI
    needs: Vibe-coding tools: describe it, get an app
    12m
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Capstone · Make something real with a vibe-coding tool
unlocks when every topic in this level is done

L2Tinker

You are comfortable inside a terminal and a codebase that AI (or someone else) made — you can navigate, read, and not break things.

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    What the terminal actually is
    needs: Vibe-coding tools: describe it, get an app
    12m
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    Your first real commands
    needs: What the terminal actually is
    15m
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    Files, folders, and what a repo is
    needs: Your first real commands
    12m
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    Environments, installs, and not breaking things
    needs: Your first real commands
    15m
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    Reading code you didn't write
    needs: Files, folders, and what a repo is
    18m

L3Build

You can edit the code AI writes, understand the wider stack, and ship something live on the internet.

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    The wider stack: frontend, backend, deploy
    needs: Reading code you didn't write
    18m
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    Editing the code AI writes
    needs: Reading code you didn't write
    18m
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    Databases, conceptually
    needs: The wider stack: frontend, backend, deploy
    15m
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    Debugging with AI as a pair
    needs: Editing the code AI writes
    15m
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    Shipping something live
    needs: The wider stack: frontend, backend, deploy, Editing the code AI writes
    20m

L4Orchestrate

You can build multi-step AI workflows and agents, give them tools, and judge the quality of what they produce.

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    What an AI agent actually is
    needs: Shipping something live
    15m
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    Tool use and MCP: giving AI hands
    needs: What an AI agent actually is
    18m
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    Subagents and delegation
    needs: What an AI agent actually is
    15m
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    Chaining AI into workflows
    needs: Subagents and delegation, Tool use and MCP: giving AI hands
    18m
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    Evaluating and trusting agent output
    needs: Chaining AI into workflows
    15m

L5Compound

AI is a durable force multiplier across your real work — you have your own toolkit, sound judgment, and a way to stay current.

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    Wiring AI into your real work
    needs: Evaluating and trusting agent output
    15m
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    Building your personal AI toolkit
    needs: Wiring AI into your real work
    15m
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    Judgment: when not to use AI
    needs: Wiring AI into your real work
    12m
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    Staying current without drowning
    needs: Building your personal AI toolkit
    12m