The full-blown "AI Engineer" curriculum has 150+ boxes and scares people off. This is the trimmed-down map — the parts that actually matter when you're starting out, in plain English.
How to read this map: Follow the trail from station 1 to 9. Each station is a big idea — tap any station to open its deep-dive lesson. The chips below it are the specific skills inside that idea. You don't need to master everything — just keep moving.
▶ Start here — no coding needed yet
1An AI Engineer uses ready-made AI to build cool stuff.
The pre-trained "brains" you'll build on top of.
Connect your own app to an AI model using an API.
Learning to ask so the AI gives you great answers.
Feed the AI your own notes so it answers from real facts.
AI that doesn't just chat — it takes actions to get a job done.
AI that sees pictures and hears voices, not just words.
Using AI responsibly — the part adults care about most.
The apps pros use to build with AI faster.