FOR FOLKS THA

FOR FOLKS THAT WANNA START WORKING IN APPLIED AI. BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A TECHNICAL BACKGROUND. I'M OFTEN ASKED THIS REALLY EXCELLENT QUESTION ABOUT WHERE DO YOU START AND WHAT ARE THE BEST COURSES TO TAKE. AND UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE LIKE A REAL LINEAR ANSWER FOR YOU BECAUSE MY PATH WAS A LITTLE WINDY. BUT I DO HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I'LL SHARE ON GOOD RESOURCES AND PLACES TO START. THE FIRST ONE IS THE A. I. EXCHANGE. AND I WILL LINK TO IT. AND THEY'RE AWESOME. I TOOK A PROMPTING COURSE FROM THEM YEARS AGO AND AM A PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY. AND I LOVED THE PROMPTING COURSE BECAUSE IT WASN'T JUST PROMPTING, BUT IT HELPED TO TEACH YOU WITH AUTOMATION IN MIND HOW TO THINK THROUGH EACH STEP AND HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH A. I. AND A LOT'S CHANGED SINCE THEN, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR THINKING AND THEIR COMMUNITY. I JUST WENT TO THEIR WEBSITE AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY DO OFFER AN OPERATOR COURSE WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME AS APPLIED A. I. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THAT COURSE SO I CAN'T, YOU KNOW, VOUCH FOR IT BY EXPERIENCE, BUT I CAN VOUCH FOR THE QUALITY OF THEIR TYPE OF EDUCATION. THE SECOND IS NATE B. JONES. I'LL LINK TO HIM TOO. HE IS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION AND FOLLOWING HIM ON TIKTOK BUT ALSO SUBSCRIBING TO HIS SUBSTACK. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND BECAUSE HE HAS A VERY THOUGHTFUL WAY OF LETTING YOU KNOW WHAT NEW CAPABILITIES ARE OUT. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHAT THIS MEANS AND HELPS YOU HOW TO FRAME IT. MY THIRD RECOMMENDATION, AND I COULD NOT HARP THIS ENOUGH, IS GARDNER WEBINARS. THEY ARE AN I. T. CONSULTING COMPANY. THEY HAVE A TON OF FREE WEBINARS AND IT IS TRULY SHAPED THE WAY I THINK ABOUT APPLYING A. I. A LOT OF THE CONTENT IS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ENTERPRISES, BUT THE FRAMEWORKS CAN APPLY ACROSS LOTS OF DIFFERENT BUSINESS SIZES. MOST HELPFUL RESOURCE AND HOW TO BUILD OUT SOLUTIONS WITH A. I. IS ACTUALLY A. I. AND SO I USE IT ALL THE TIME AS A THOUGHT PARTNER TO BE ABLE TO PLAN THINGS OUT. TRULY THE BEST RESOURCE AND THE BEST COURSE IS GONNA BE HANDS ON EXPERIENCE. AND YOU GET THAT BY ROLLING UP YOUR SLEEVES AND TRYING TO SOLVE SOME USE CASES. THAT CAN EITHER BE FOR THE COMPANY THAT YOU WORK FOR RIGHT NOW OR IT CAN BE MAYBE FOR A FRIEND'S COMPANY, ETCETERA. IT'S REALLY JUST BEING ABLE TO COMMIT TO TRYING TO SOLVE SOMETHING WITH A. I. AND HONESTLY, ANY OF THE WALLS THAT YOU HIT, ANY OF THE FRUSTRATION YOU HAVE, ALL OF THAT IS AMAZING LEARNING AND THAT'S GONNA LEAD YOU DOWN PATHS OF DISCOVERY YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN IN A COURSE. SO IT SERVES BOTH AS AN AMAZING LEARNING, BUT ALSO WHEN YOU FIGURE IT OUT AND YOU WILL, YOU CAN PUT IT ON YOUR PORTFOLIO.