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Free AI Course

Learn AI by building things

14 hands-on modules. No coding experience needed. Clone the repo, open Claude Code, and AI teaches you AI. Every module builds something real.

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How it works

1

Clone the repo

Download the course to your computer with one command. All 14 modules included.

2

Open in Claude Code

Navigate to a module folder and type "claude". That's it. Claude reads the lesson and starts teaching.

3

Learn by building

Claude guides you through each concept, checks your understanding, and helps you build something real.

What you'll build by the end

Personal morning briefing

News, calendar, tasks — delivered to your phone every morning

Inbox automation

AI summarises and prioritises your emails automatically

LinkedIn post drafter

AI writes drafts in your voice, you review and post

Voice notifications

Important alerts spoken to you via ElevenLabs

Custom AI skills

Reusable workflows tailored to your specific job

An autonomous agent

An AI that monitors, decides, and acts — while you sleep

All using free tools (except Claude Pro at $20/month)

Who this is for

Business owners who've heard about AI but haven't started
Project managers, ops leads, consultants who want practical AI skills
Anyone who uses ChatGPT casually but wants to go deeper
Developers who are new to AI tools and want to build with them
Anyone who wants to understand AI — not just use it

No technical background required. Everything is explained in plain English.

14 Modules

01

What is AI — Really?

LIVE

LLM, SLM, ML — explained simply. Your first real AI conversation about your job.

30 min
02

Security, Privacy & What NOT to Share

LIVE

What happens to your data. The NEVER list. Your personal AI boundaries checklist.

30 min
03

Talking to AI — Prompting Basics

LIVE

The 5-element formula. Build 5 prompts that solve real problems at work.

45 min
04

When AI Gets it Wrong

LIVE

Hallucination, fact-checking, verification habits. Find errors in AI output.

30 min
05

Chain of Thought & Complex Tasks

LIVE

Multi-step reasoning, prompt chaining. Build a decision analysis.

45 min
06

Beyond Text — Images, Docs & Voice

LIVE

Multimodal AI. Analyse documents, screenshots, images with Claude.

30 min
07

AI vs Automation — Know the Difference

LIVE

When AI is overkill. Build a decision matrix for your team.

30 min
08

Claude Projects & Custom Knowledge

LIVE

Set up a Claude Project for your actual job with custom instructions.

45 min
09

Working with Code (No Experience Needed)

LIVE

Write a script that automates a tedious task. No coding background required.

60 min
10

MCP — Giving AI Access to Your Tools

LIVE

Connect AI to real data sources. Build your first MCP server.

60 min
11

Skills, Commands & Reusable Workflows

LIVE

Create a Claude Code skill for a workflow you repeat every week.

45 min
12

Agentic AI — When AI Acts on Its Own

LIVE

Build an agent that monitors something and acts without being asked.

60 min
13

Ethics, Bias & Responsible Use

LIVE

Training data bias, fairness, your responsibility. Build an AI impact assessment.

30 min
14

Your AI Stack — What's Next

LIVE

Model comparison, cost planning, your personal AI roadmap.

30 min

Getting started

Step 1: Get Claude Pro

Go to claude.ai and sign up for Claude Pro ($20/month). This is the only cost for the entire course.

Step 2: Install Claude Code

Open your terminal (Mac: Terminal app. Windows: PowerShell) and run:

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

Don't have npm? Install Node.js first (LTS version).

Step 3: Download the course

git clone https://github.com/LukeJMadden/veltrix-ai-course.git

Don't have git? Install it from git-scm.com.

Step 4: Start Module 1

cd veltrix-ai-course/01-what-is-aiclaude

That's it. Claude reads the lesson and starts teaching you. Just follow along.

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