A practical AI course for technical people

Understand AI.
Apply it. Own it.

Most courses teach the tool. ExplAIn teaches the system underneath.

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The gap

You already use AI.
But can you explain it?

When an AI product fails, the question is which part failed. You can learn to answer that.

01

The buzzwords blur together

You need the map that connects them.

02

It feels smart—until it fails

See where probability becomes risk.

03

A demo is not a system

Architecture, controls and evaluation.

What you get

Everything you need to think clearly about AI.

9 modules

One mental model and one decision each.

A working workbook

Every exercise, building into your own product’s map.

9 cheat sheets

Questions, rules of thumb and a tool per module.

Capstone & certificate

Map a real product. Finish with proof.

The system map

The model generates. The system does.

Eight boxes decide whether AI works. You’ll learn all of them, and how they fail.

Context

What the model sees right now

Knowledge

Documents and retrieval

Memory and state

What persists between turns

Tools and actions

What it can do in the world

Model

Generates the next tokens

Orchestration

Steps and loops around calls

Guardrails

What it may see and do

Evaluation

How we know it works

Interface

Where people meet it

The transformation

From AI builder to AI owner.

Builders make AI work. Owners know why it works and where it breaks.

Explain what the model is doing

See the complete system

Choose the right mechanism

Use agents intentionally

Design for reliability

Evaluate beyond the demo

The curriculum

Nine mental models.
One complete map.

Read the full course syllabus

Two ways to join

Learn it yourself, or bring it to your team.

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For individuals

The digital course

Self-paced, for engineers, data people, PMs and founders.

Launch pricing at open

Early-bird pricing for the first cohort.

  • 9 modules, lessons, notes and audio
  • Applied exercises and the workbook
  • 9 printable cheat sheets
  • Capstone and certificate
Join the first cohort

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Questions

Before you join.

Do I need a machine-learning background?

No. You need to think about systems and trade-offs. No advanced math.

Will this be outdated in six months?

It teaches mechanisms, not this month’s features. Those hold across vendors and versions.

What do I actually walk away with?

A map of a real product, a filled workbook, nine cheat sheets, and better questions.

When does it open?

Soon. Join the list for the date and price before it’s public.

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