Nyquist AI

Free self-paced course

Foundational AI Concepts

A free, self-paced course that builds a shared vocabulary for AI.

Many artificial intelligence conversations fail early because basic terms are used inconsistently. This three-part series starts by stabilizing shared language, then builds up to how modern AI systems are designed and evaluated.

Each part is a short click-through lesson with quick knowledge checks along the way. There's no login and no grading — answer each check correctly to move on, and your progress is saved in this browser.

Course parts

  1. 1

    Part 1

    AI Fundamentals

    How AI, machine learning, deep learning, and neural networks relate; what a model is; why architecture matters; and the three ways models learn.

    About 20 minutesStart →
  2. 2

    Part 2

    AI Applications & Emerging Systems

    The major AI domains (NLP, computer vision, robotics, RAG), how generative AI creates new content, and where the field is heading with agentic AI, AGI, and AI safety.

    About 20 minutesStart →
  3. 3

    Part 3

    AI Infrastructure, Training & Inference

    Why specialized hardware like GPUs matters, where AI runs (cloud, on-prem, edge), and how models are trained, evaluated, and optimized for inference.

    About 20 minutesStart →